Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sunshine, Victoria 3020 · Brimbank LGA
#266 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#562 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School is a catholic primary school located in Sunshine, Victoria (3020), within the Brimbank local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 317 students (155 girls and 162 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School has an ICSEA value of 1070, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 75th percentile of Australian schools. 32% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 17% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 29 teachers (24.4 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 7% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School scores 74.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of primary schools nationally and 266th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (1st of 45 in the Brimbank area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1070
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)32% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-7% enrolments since 2020 (area median -11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+27 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 of the Immaculate Conception School's 317 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Sunshine Primary School
Sunshine · Government primary · Prep-6
198 students · ICSEA 1014 · 423 m away
Sunshine Harvester Primary School
Sunshine · Government primary · Prep-6
350 students · ICSEA 965 · 1.1 km away
Caroline Chisholm Catholic College
Braybrook · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,555 students · ICSEA 1036 · 1.3 km away
St Theresa's School
Albion · Catholic primary · Prep-6
229 students · ICSEA 1076 · 1.6 km away
Western English Language School
Braybrook · Government special · Prep-10
502 students · ICSEA 903 · 1.6 km away
Sunshine Heights Primary School
Sunshine · Government primary · Prep-6
360 students · ICSEA 1029 · 1.6 km away
Braybrook College
Braybrook · Government high school · 7-12
1,373 students · ICSEA 977 · 1.7 km away
Dinjerra Primary School
Braybrook · Government primary · Prep-6
217 students · ICSEA 1010 · 1.8 km away
St Peter's School
Sunshine West · Catholic primary · Prep-6
190 students · ICSEA 999 · 1.8 km away
Albion Primary School
Albion · Government primary · Prep-6
189 students · ICSEA 1031 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
St Patrick's School
Port Fairy · Catholic primary · Prep-6
180 students · ICSEA 1070
St Anne's School
Seaford · Catholic primary · Prep-6
186 students · ICSEA 1070
Trinity Catholic Primary School
Narre Warren South · Catholic primary · Prep-6
507 students · ICSEA 1070
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
Armstrong Creek · Catholic primary · Prep-6
504 students · ICSEA 1070
St Francis Xavier School
Ballarat East · Catholic primary · Prep-6
482 students · ICSEA 1071
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
The Basin · Catholic primary · Prep-6
255 students · ICSEA 1069
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School a public or private school?
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception 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 of the Immaculate Conception School offer?
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School had 317 enrolled students (155 girls, 162 boys), a change of -7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School?
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1070. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School rank in VIC?
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School ranks 266th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (74.7/100), and 562nd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School?
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School has about 13.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School had 50 students in Prep and 45 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception 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.
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