Saints College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025North Melbourne, Victoria 3051 · Melbourne LGA
About Saints College
Saints College is a catholic special school located in North Melbourne, Victoria (3051), within the Melbourne local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,524 students (788 girls and 736 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Saints College has an ICSEA value of 935, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 20th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 57% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 101 teachers (97.6 full-time equivalent) and 173 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 232% over the past five years.
Saints College is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Saints College's 1,524 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Saints College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Saints College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
River Nile School
North Melbourne · Independent special · 11-12
121 students · ICSEA 820 · 173 m away
Simonds Catholic College
West Melbourne · Catholic high school · 7-12
359 students · ICSEA 1053 · 315 m away
North Melbourne Primary School
North Melbourne · Government primary · Prep-6
910 students · ICSEA 1136 · 650 m away
University High School
Parkville · Government high school · 7-12
1,983 students · ICSEA 1117 · 732 m away
Hester Hornbrook Academy
Melbourne · Independent special · 10-12
701 students · ICSEA 943 · 1.3 km away
Carlton Gardens Primary School
Carlton · Government primary · Prep-6
435 students · ICSEA 1133 · 1.3 km away
St Michael's Primary School
North Melbourne · Catholic primary · Prep-6
236 students · ICSEA 1098 · 1.4 km away
Ozford College
Melbourne · Independent high school · 10-12
101 students · ICSEA 1008 · 1.4 km away
Docklands Primary School
Docklands · Government primary · Prep-6
616 students · ICSEA 1133 · 1.5 km away
Carlton Primary School
Carlton · Government primary · Prep-6
114 students · ICSEA 957 · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
DOXA School Bendigo
Bendigo · Catholic special · 8-12
47 students · ICSEA 961
Borinya, Wangaratta Community Partnership
Wangaratta · Catholic special · 7-12
45 students · ICSEA 975
MacKillop Specialist School
Whittington · Catholic special · Prep-12
196 students · ICSEA 993
St Mary's College for the Deaf
Wantirna South · Catholic special · U
75 students · ICSEA 1028
Frequently asked questions
Is Saints College a public or private school?
Saints College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Saints College offer?
Saints College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Saints College?
In 2025, Saints College had 1,524 enrolled students (788 girls, 736 boys), a change of 232% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Saints College?
Saints College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 935. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Saints College?
Saints College has about 15.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Saints College?
In 2025, Saints College had 100 students in Year 7 and 292 in Year 12.
Is Saints College co-ed?
Yes. Saints College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Saints College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Saints College 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 Saints College?
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