St Thomas' School
Guthridge Parade, Sale VIC 3850
St Thomas' School is a Catholic primary school in Sale, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 289 students. Its ICSEA is 1,039, 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' School is a Catholic primary school (Prep-6) on Guthridge Parade in Sale, Victoria. It has roughly 290 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio of about 11 to 1. The school publishes newsletters and annual reports for its community, and a future new school is planned to be named Our Lady of Sion Catholic Primary School, honouring the Sisters of Sion.
Often praised
- Catholic primary education
- Low student-teacher ratio
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guthridge Primary School | Sale | Public primary | 0.4 km | 973 | 274 |
| Araluen Primary School | Sale | Public primary | 1.1 km | 946 | 89 |
| Sale Primary School | Sale | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,003 | 463 |
| Gippsland Grammar | Sale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,096 | 1,039 |
| St Mary's Primary School | Sale | Catholic primary | 2.2 km | 1,045 | 180 |
| Wurruk Primary School | Wurruk | Public primary | 3.9 km | 827 | 30 |
| Cobains Primary School | Cobains | Public primary | 5.1 km | 939 | 53 |
| Longford Primary School | Longford | Public primary | 7.8 km | 1,019 | 166 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cana Catholic Primary School | Hillside | Catholic primary · P-6 | 508 | 1,039 |
| Our Lady of the Way Catholic Primary School | Wallan East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 698 | 1,039 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Mickleham | Catholic primary · P-6 | 401 | 1,040 |
| Sacred Heart School | Tatura | Catholic primary · P-6 | 236 | 1,040 |
| St Anthony's School | Lara | Catholic primary · P-6 | 477 | 1,040 |
| St Augustine's School | Creswick | Catholic primary · P-6 | 137 | 1,038 |
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.