St Raphael's School
Cooper Street, Preston West VIC 3072
St Raphael's School is a Catholic primary school in Preston West, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 287 students. Its ICSEA is 1,096, 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 Raphael's School is a co-educational Catholic primary school (Prep to Year 6) on Cooper Street, Preston West, founded in 1936 and described as a cornerstone of the local community. About 285 students attend. The one-hectare site has a two-storey building with a spacious hall, upgraded in 2010, and Italian is taught.
Often praised
- Italian language program
- Spacious grounds and hall
- Long community history
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston West Primary School | Preston | Public primary | 0.4 km | 1,135 | 675 |
| Newlands Primary School | Preston | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,146 | 486 |
| Reservoir West Primary School | Reservoir | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,068 | 574 |
| St John's College Preston | Preston | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,066 | 345 |
| Bell Primary School | Preston | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,165 | 467 |
| Sacred Heart School | Preston | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,090 | 117 |
| Preston Primary School | Preston | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,113 | 646 |
| Preston South Primary School | Preston | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,127 | 421 |
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 Kevin's School | Templestowe Lower | Catholic primary · P-6 | 132 | 1,096 |
| St Patrick's School | Ballarat | Catholic primary · P-6 | 249 | 1,096 |
| Clairvaux Catholic School | Belmont | Catholic primary · P-6 | 631 | 1,095 |
| St John's School | Mitcham | Catholic primary · P-6 | 142 | 1,095 |
| St Paul's School | Coburg | Catholic primary · P-6 | 200 | 1,097 |
| Carlo Acutis Catholic Primary School | Wollert West | Catholic primary · P-5 | 111 | 1,098 |
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.