St Paul's School
122 Jasper Road, Bentleigh VIC 3204
St Paul's School is a Catholic primary school in Bentleigh, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 341 students. Its ICSEA is 1,134, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: St Paul's is a Catholic primary school in Bentleigh, founded in 1928, with around 340 students in 14 single-level classes from Prep to Year 6. Specialist programs include sport, visual arts, performing arts, ICT and Japanese, with extracurricular chess, tennis and instrumental music through external providers. The school describes itself as warm, welcoming and inclusive, supporting a true sense of belonging.
Often praised
- Specialist arts and Japanese
- Warm inclusive community
- Chess, tennis and music
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School | Bentleigh | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,120 | 389 |
| Bentleigh West Primary School | Bentleigh | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,146 | 785 |
| Valkstone Primary School | Bentleigh East | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,156 | 618 |
| Ormond Primary School | Ormond | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,158 | 321 |
| McKinnon Primary School | Ormond | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,156 | 753 |
| St Catherine's School | Moorabbin | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,083 | 85 |
| Moorabbin Primary School | Moorabbin | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,108 | 562 |
| Divrei Emineh | Ormond | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 932 | 189 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bede's School | Balwyn North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 264 | 1,133 |
| St James' School | Brighton | Catholic primary · P-6 | 146 | 1,133 |
| St Finbar's School | Brighton East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 331 | 1,136 |
| St John's School | Footscray | Catholic primary · P-6 | 227 | 1,136 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School | Eltham North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 393 | 1,137 |
| St Philip's School | Blackburn North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 40 | 1,137 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.