St Thomas The Apostle School
67 Central Road, Blackburn VIC 3130
St Thomas The Apostle School is a Catholic primary school in Blackburn, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 185 students. Its ICSEA is 1,130, 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 the Apostle is a Catholic primary school in Blackburn, established in 1960 and serving Prep to Year 6 with about 217 students. It sits in the leafy Bellbird area beside Morton Park. Specialist programs include PE, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, STEM and Respectful Relationships, with Auslan and Mandarin taught. It is described as a safe, happy, faith-filled community embracing diversity.
Often praised
- Auslan and Mandarin languages
- Specialist arts and STEM
- Adjoins Morton Park
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Primary School | Blackburn | Public primary | 0.7 km | 1,141 | 463 |
| Blackburn Lake Primary School | Blackburn | Public primary | 0.9 km | 1,170 | 517 |
| Nunawading Christian College-Primary | Nunawading | Independent primary | 1.1 km | 1,101 | 343 |
| Laburnum Primary School | Blackburn | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,159 | 554 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School | Blackburn South | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,108 | 137 |
| Old Orchard Primary School | Blackburn North | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,127 | 413 |
| St Philip's School | Blackburn North | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,137 | 40 |
| Whitehorse Primary School | Blackburn North | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,123 | 266 |
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 John's School | Heidelberg | Catholic primary · P-6 | 345 | 1,129 |
| St Monica's Primary School | Moonee Ponds | Catholic primary · P-6 | 512 | 1,129 |
| St Bede's School | Balwyn North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 264 | 1,133 |
| St James' School | Brighton | Catholic primary · P-6 | 146 | 1,133 |
| St Martin of Tours School | Rosanna | Catholic primary · P-6 | 463 | 1,127 |
| Sacred Heart School | Newport | Catholic primary · P-6 | 297 | 1,126 |
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.