St Paul's School
Links Street, Sunshine West VIC 3020
St Paul's School is a Catholic primary school in Sunshine West, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 515 students. Its ICSEA is 1,015, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
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 coeducational Catholic primary school in Sunshine West in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, serving Prep to Year 6 with around 520 students. Originally established in 1956 as Mother of Sorrows School, it was renamed in 1967. Facilities include an ICT lab, library, counselling room, performing and visual arts rooms, an Indonesian room, 22 classrooms and a canteen.
Often praised
- Indonesian language program
- Purpose-built specialist rooms
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardeer South Primary School | Sunshine West | Public primary | 0.8 km | 979 | 121 |
| Ardeer Primary School | Ardeer | Public primary | 0.9 km | 986 | 120 |
| Sunshine Heights Primary School | Sunshine | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,029 | 347 |
| Mother of God School | Ardeer | Catholic primary | 1.1 km | 995 | 107 |
| St Theresa's School | Albion | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,076 | 229 |
| Glengala Primary School | Sunshine West | Public primary | 1.4 km | 921 | 117 |
| Albion Primary School | Albion | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,031 | 207 |
| St Peter's School | Sunshine West | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 999 | 190 |
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 Patrick's School | Stratford | Catholic primary · P-6 | 164 | 1,015 |
| St Augustine's School | Maryborough | Catholic primary · P-6 | 266 | 1,016 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School | Wendouree | Catholic primary · P-6 | 101 | 1,017 |
| Sacred Heart School | Corryong | Catholic primary · P-6 | 56 | 1,013 |
| St Brendan's School | Shepparton | Catholic primary · P-6 | 347 | 1,017 |
| St Brendan's School | Lakes Entrance | Catholic primary · P-6 | 246 | 1,017 |
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.