St Thomas More's School
313 Canadian Bay Road, Mount Eliza VIC 3930
St Thomas More's School is a Catholic primary school in Mount Eliza, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 287 students. Its ICSEA is 1,116, 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 Thomas More's is a Catholic coeducational primary school in Mount Eliza serving Prep to Year 6 with around 340 students. It opened in 1981 with 126 students drawn from nearby parishes. The school is set on 23 acres in an attractive rural-style setting on Canadian Bay Road, giving students generous space, and is listed in the Catholic school directories.
Often praised
- Spacious 23-acre setting
- Catholic parish roots
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Eliza Primary School | Mount Eliza | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,089 | 427 |
| Peninsula Grammar | Mt Eliza | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,125 | 1,270 |
| Mount Eliza North Primary School | Mount Eliza | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,119 | 501 |
| Kunyung Primary School | Mount Eliza | Public primary | 2.4 km | 1,115 | 769 |
| Toorak College | Mt Eliza | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,151 | 901 |
| Derinya Primary School | Frankston South | Public primary | 3.1 km | 1,097 | 796 |
| St Macartan's School | Mornington | Catholic primary | 3.9 km | 1,084 | 458 |
| Overport Primary School | Frankston | Public primary | 4.7 km | 1,058 | 664 |
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 Leo the Great Primary School | Altona North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 342 | 1,116 |
| St Patrick's School | Mentone | Catholic primary · P-6 | 460 | 1,116 |
| St Therese's School | Essendon | Catholic primary · P-6 | 529 | 1,116 |
| St Mary's School | Geelong | Catholic primary · P-6 | 214 | 1,114 |
| St Anne's School | Park Orchards | Catholic primary · P-6 | 231 | 1,119 |
| St Fidelis' School | Moreland | Catholic primary · P-6 | 251 | 1,119 |
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.