St Peter's School
Fenton Street, Bendigo North VIC 3550
St Peter's School is a Catholic primary school in Bendigo North, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 132 students. Its ICSEA is 979, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ on the school's own page. 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 Peter's School is a small co-educational Catholic primary school (Prep to Year 6) on Fenton Street, Bendigo North, established in 1972. It has roughly 130 students, a student-to-teacher ratio of about 1 to 11, and is part of the Diocese of Sandhurst Catholic school community.
Often praised
- Small school community
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning Reef Primary School | Bendigo | Public primary | 0.9 km | 858 | 171 |
| Camp Hill Primary School | Bendigo | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,040 | 232 |
| St Kilian's School | Bendigo | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,059 | 268 |
| Bendigo Primary School | Bendigo | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,005 | 186 |
| Girton Grammar School | Bendigo | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,148 | 1,195 |
| California Gully Primary School | California Gully | Public primary | 2.4 km | 913 | 176 |
| Creek Street Christian College | Bendigo | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,063 | 457 |
| St Liborius' School | Eaglehawk | Catholic primary | 2.7 km | 1,018 | 258 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School | Ringwood | Catholic primary · P-6 | 248 | 981 |
| St Brendan's School | Coragulac | Catholic primary · P-6 | 37 | 977 |
| St Mary's School | Rushworth | Catholic primary · P-6 | 40 | 976 |
| St Patrick's School | Pakenham | Catholic primary · P-6 | 318 | 982 |
| St Peter Apostle School | Hoppers Crossing | Catholic primary · P-6 | 499 | 976 |
| Holy Family School | Doveton | Catholic primary · P-6 | 109 | 975 |
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.