Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Caroline Springs, Victoria 3023 · Melton LGA
#373 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#899 of 4,908 nationally
About Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School
Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Caroline Springs, Victoria (3023), within the Melton local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 494 students (248 girls and 246 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1062, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 73rd percentile of Australian schools. 28% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 17% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 44 teachers (35.8 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.8 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School scores 71.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 373rd of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (1st of 29 in the Melton area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1062
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)28% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+17 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School's 494 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Brookside P-9 College
Caroline Springs · Government combined · Prep-9
1,225 students · ICSEA 1013 · 159 m away
Springside Primary School
Caroline Springs · Government primary · Prep-6
976 students · ICSEA 1019 · 178 m away
Burnside Primary School
Burnside · Government primary · Prep-6
442 students · ICSEA 1039 · 1.3 km away
Creekside K-9 College
Caroline Springs · Government combined · Prep-9
1,287 students · ICSEA 1018 · 1.5 km away
Lakeview Senior College
Caroline Springs · Government high school · 10-12
1,049 students · ICSEA 1004 · 1.9 km away
Kororoit Creek Primary School
Burnside Heights · Government primary · Prep-6
1,156 students · ICSEA 1082 · 2.0 km away
Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs
Caroline Springs · Catholic high school · 7-10
1,079 students · ICSEA 1045 · 2.1 km away
Kings Park Primary School
St Albans · Government primary · Prep-6
367 students · ICSEA 966 · 3.0 km away
Albanvale Primary School
Albanvale · Government primary · Prep-6
313 students · ICSEA 950 · 3.3 km away
Gilson College
Taylors Hill · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,102 students · ICSEA 1073 · 3.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
St Carlo Borromeo School
Greenvale · Catholic primary · Prep-6
571 students · ICSEA 1062
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Sunbury · Catholic primary · Prep-6
299 students · ICSEA 1061
St Joseph's School
Sorrento · Catholic primary · Prep-6
128 students · ICSEA 1063
St Peter's School
Epping · Catholic primary · Prep-6
348 students · ICSEA 1061
St Margaret's School
East Geelong · Catholic primary · Prep-6
241 students · ICSEA 1063
Christ the King School
Newcomb · Catholic primary · Prep-6
269 students · ICSEA 1061
Frequently asked questions
Is Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School offer?
Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School had 494 enrolled students (248 girls, 246 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School?
Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1062. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School rank in VIC?
Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School ranks 373rd of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (71.2/100), and 899th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School?
Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School has about 13.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School had 74 students in Prep and 60 in Year 6.
Is Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School?
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