St Simon's School
2 Taylors Lane, Rowville VIC 3178
St Simon's School is a Catholic primary school in Rowville, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 366 students. Its ICSEA is 1,087, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ 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 Simon's School (St Simon the Apostle) is a co-educational Catholic primary school (Prep to Year 6) on Taylors Lane, Rowville, established in 1982. It has about 577 students. Since 1986 it has had a long tradition of an integration program supporting children with disabilities within mainstream classes. Tours run through the year by appointment.
Often praised
- Long-running inclusion program
- Welcoming school tours
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See St Simon's School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowville Primary School | Rowville | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,060 | 433 |
| Heany Park Primary School | Rowville | Public primary | 0.9 km | 1,090 | 319 |
| Park Ridge Primary School | Rowville | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,067 | 523 |
| Karoo Primary School | Rowville | Public primary | 2.8 km | 1,086 | 412 |
| Lysterfield Primary School | Lysterfield | Public primary | 3.1 km | 1,064 | 447 |
| Rosewood Downs Primary School | Dandenong North | Public primary | 3.5 km | 1,023 | 285 |
| Carrington Primary School | Knoxfield | Public primary | 3.8 km | 974 | 64 |
| Scoresby Primary School | Scoresby | Public primary | 3.9 km | 1,013 | 105 |
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 Luke's Catholic Primary School | Shepparton North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 272 | 1,087 |
| St Thomas More School | Alfredton | Catholic primary · P-6 | 431 | 1,087 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School | Mount Clear | Catholic primary · P-6 | 362 | 1,088 |
| Ss Peter & Paul's School | Doncaster East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 60 | 1,088 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Boronia | Catholic primary · P-6 | 129 | 1,086 |
| St Francis de Sales School | Oak Park | Catholic primary · P-6 | 237 | 1,085 |
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.