St Peter Chanel School
848 Ballarat Road, Deer Park VIC 3023
St Peter Chanel School is a Catholic primary school in Deer Park, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 506 students. Its ICSEA is 1,012, 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 Peter Chanel School is a Catholic primary school (Prep to Year 6) in Deer Park, with around 500 students. It opened in 1955 as the first Catholic primary school in Deer Park, beginning with 100 children. Facilities include a library multimedia centre with computers and audio and video equipment.
Often praised
- Long-established local history
- Library multimedia centre
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park West Primary School | Deer Park | Public primary | 0.6 km | 989 | 350 |
| Deer Park North Primary School | Deer Park | Public primary | 1.4 km | 942 | 258 |
| Cairnlea Park Primary School | Cairnlea | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,023 | 767 |
| Derrimut Primary School | Derrimut | Public primary | 2.4 km | 998 | 512 |
| St Lawrence Catholic Primary School | Derrimut | Catholic primary | 2.6 km | 1,043 | 454 |
| Albanvale Primary School | Albanvale | Public primary | 2.8 km | 950 | 305 |
| Burnside Primary School | Burnside | Public primary | 2.9 km | 1,039 | 446 |
| Mother of God School | Ardeer | Catholic primary | 3.0 km | 995 | 107 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart School | Corryong | Catholic primary · P-6 | 56 | 1,013 |
| St Ita's School | Drouin | Catholic primary · P-6 | 458 | 1,011 |
| St John the Baptist's School | Koo Wee Rup | Catholic primary · P-6 | 203 | 1,013 |
| St Patrick's School | St Arnaud | Catholic primary · P-6 | 102 | 1,011 |
| Oscar Romero Catholic Primary School | Craigieburn West | Catholic primary · P-6 | 660 | 1,010 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary | Elmore | Catholic primary · P-6 | 26 | 1,010 |
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.