Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cowes, Victoria 3922 · Bass Coast LGA
#948 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#2948 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Cowes, Victoria (3922), within the Bass Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 110 students (54 girls and 56 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 995, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 45th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 39% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 17 teachers (12.2 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 55% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School scores 46.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 948th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (7th of 9 in the Bass Coast area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 995
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+55% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- 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 Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School's 110 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Cowes Primary School
Cowes · Government primary · Prep-6
523 students · ICSEA 1019 · 1.1 km away
Newhaven College
Rhyll · Independent combined · Prep-12
916 students · ICSEA 1083 · 3.2 km away
Phillip Island Village School
Ventnor · Independent primary · Prep-6
45 students · ICSEA 1071 · 6.5 km away
Newhaven Primary School
Newhaven · Government primary · Prep-6
154 students · ICSEA 1041 · 11 km away
Somers Primary School
Somers · Government primary · Prep-6
209 students · ICSEA 1045 · 11 km away
Perseverance Primary School
French Island · Government primary
· ICSEA 977 · 11 km away
St Joseph's School
Crib Point · Catholic primary · Prep-6
201 students · ICSEA 1038 · 12 km away
Crib Point Primary School
Crib Point · Government primary · Prep-6
251 students · ICSEA 977 · 12 km away
Somers School Camp
Somers · Government primary
· 12 km away
San Remo Primary School
San Remo · Government primary · Prep-6
148 students · ICSEA 1037 · 12 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Sacred Heart School
Casterton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
41 students · ICSEA 995
Mother of God School
Ardeer · Catholic primary · Prep-6
107 students · ICSEA 995
St Joseph's School
Hopetoun · Catholic primary · Prep-6
37 students · ICSEA 994
St Patrick's School
Tongala · Catholic primary · Prep-6
95 students · ICSEA 994
St Mary's School
Mansfield · Catholic primary · Prep-6
134 students · ICSEA 993
St Brendan's School
Flemington · Catholic primary · Prep-6
82 students · ICSEA 993
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Our Lady Star of the Sea 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 Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School offer?
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School had 110 enrolled students (54 girls, 56 boys), a change of 55% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 995. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School rank in VIC?
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School ranks 948th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (46.6/100), and 2948th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School has about 9.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School had 12 students in Prep and 8 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady Star of the Sea 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.
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