St Therese's School
27 Albion Street, Kennington VIC 3550
St Therese's School is a Catholic primary school in Kennington, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 460 students. Its ICSEA is 1,076, 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 Therese's is a Catholic coeducational primary school in Kennington, Bendigo, established in 1956 and serving Prep to Year 6 with around 470 students. The community draws on its patron saint, St Therese of Lisieux, and the idea of doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. It describes itself as a faith and learning community built on partnership between family, parish and staff.
Often praised
- Catholic faith community
- Family and parish partnership
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennington Primary School | Kennington | Public primary | 0.8 km | 979 | 539 |
| St Joseph's School | Quarry Hill | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 1,064 | 234 |
| St Kilian's School | Bendigo | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,059 | 268 |
| Quarry Hill Primary School | Quarry Hill | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,037 | 320 |
| Camp Hill Primary School | Bendigo | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,040 | 232 |
| Victory Christian College | Strathdale | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,077 | 900 |
| Girton Grammar School | Bendigo | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,148 | 1,195 |
| Creek Street Christian College | Bendigo | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,063 | 457 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazareth School | Grovedale | Catholic primary · P-6 | 367 | 1,076 |
| St Mark's School | Fawkner | Catholic primary · P-6 | 170 | 1,076 |
| St Theresa's School | Albion | Catholic primary · P-6 | 229 | 1,076 |
| St Augustine's Primary School | Keilor | Catholic primary · P-6 | 255 | 1,077 |
| St John the Baptist School | Ferntree Gully | Catholic primary · P-6 | 221 | 1,075 |
| Holy Name School | Preston East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 205 | 1,078 |
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.