Our Lady Help of Christians School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Eltham, Victoria 3095 · Nillumbik LGA
About Our Lady Help of Christians School
Our Lady Help of Christians School is a catholic primary school located in Eltham, Victoria (3095), within the Nillumbik local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 79 students (45 girls and 34 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Our Lady Help of Christians School has an ICSEA value of 1094, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 83rd percentile of Australian schools. 34% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 6% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 14 teachers (8.7 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 56% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady Help of Christians School scores 70.3 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1094
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)34% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-56% enrolments since 2020 (area median -11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-21 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 Our Lady Help of Christians School's 79 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady Help of Christians School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady Help of Christians School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Catholic Ladies' College Ltd
Eltham · Catholic high school · 7-12
901 students · ICSEA 1119 · 639 m away
Eltham East Primary School
Eltham · Government primary · Prep-6
652 students · ICSEA 1143 · 817 m away
Eltham Primary School
Eltham · Government primary · Prep-6
253 students · ICSEA 1117 · 985 m away
Eltham High School
Eltham · Government high school · 7-12
1,326 students · ICSEA 1101 · 1.1 km away
Sherbourne Primary School
Briar Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
64 students · ICSEA 1086 · 1.8 km away
Eltham North Primary School
Eltham North · Government primary · Prep-6
475 students · ICSEA 1127 · 1.8 km away
St Francis Xavier Primary School
Montmorency · Catholic primary · Prep-6
382 students · ICSEA 1122 · 1.9 km away
Montmorency South Primary School
Montmorency · Government primary · Prep-6
620 students · ICSEA 1112 · 1.9 km away
Holy Trinity Primary School
Eltham North · Catholic primary · Prep-6
393 students · ICSEA 1137 · 2.3 km away
Montmorency Primary School
Montmorency · Government primary · Prep-6
415 students · ICSEA 1117 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's School
Mernda · Catholic primary · Prep-6
497 students · ICSEA 1094
St John's School
Mitcham · Catholic primary · Prep-6
142 students · ICSEA 1095
St Justin's School
Wheelers Hill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
325 students · ICSEA 1093
St Francis of the Fields School
Strathfieldsaye · Catholic primary · Prep-6
614 students · ICSEA 1093
Clairvaux Catholic School
Belmont · Catholic primary · Prep-6
631 students · ICSEA 1095
St Patrick's School
Ballarat · Catholic primary · Prep-6
249 students · ICSEA 1096
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady Help of Christians School a public or private school?
Our Lady Help of Christians School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Our Lady Help of Christians School offer?
Our Lady Help of Christians School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady Help of Christians School?
In 2025, Our Lady Help of Christians School had 79 enrolled students (45 girls, 34 boys), a change of -56% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady Help of Christians School?
Our Lady Help of Christians School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1094. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady Help of Christians School?
Our Lady Help of Christians School has about 9.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Our Lady Help of Christians School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady Help of Christians School had 10 students in Prep and 19 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady Help of Christians School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady Help of Christians School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady Help of Christians School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady Help of Christians 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 Our Lady Help of Christians School?
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