St Joseph's School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Beechworth, Victoria 3747 · Indigo LGA
About St Joseph's School
St Joseph's School is a catholic primary school located in Beechworth, Victoria (3747), within the Indigo local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 69 students (28 girls and 41 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
St Joseph's School has an ICSEA value of 1106, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 86th percentile of Australian schools. 37% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 11 teachers (7.1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 39% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's School scores 73.6 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 1106
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)37% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-39% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+10 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 St Joseph's School's 69 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Joseph's School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Joseph's School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Beechworth Primary School
Beechworth · Government primary · Prep-6
198 students · ICSEA 1064 · 1.1 km away
Beechworth Montessori School
Beechworth · Independent primary · Prep-6
87 students · ICSEA 1081 · 1.2 km away
Beechworth Secondary College
Beechworth · Government high school · 7-12
282 students · ICSEA 1045 · 1.6 km away
Wooragee Primary School
Wooragee · Government primary · Prep-6
65 students · ICSEA 1001 · 8.9 km away
Yackandandah Primary School
Yackandandah · Government primary · Prep-6
185 students · ICSEA 1092 · 15 km away
Everton Primary School
Everton · Government primary · 1-6
9 students · ICSEA 931 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Lisieux Catholic Primary School
Torquay · Catholic primary · Prep-6
333 students · ICSEA 1106
St Mary's School
Williamstown · Catholic primary · Prep-6
263 students · ICSEA 1107
St Patrick's School
Geelong West · Catholic primary · Prep-6
418 students · ICSEA 1107
St Francis Xavier's School
Box Hill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
257 students · ICSEA 1105
Corpus Christi School
Kingsville · Catholic primary · Prep-6
181 students · ICSEA 1105
Our Lady of the Assumption School
Cheltenham · Catholic primary · Prep-6
257 students · ICSEA 1107
Frequently asked questions
Is St Joseph's School a public or private school?
St Joseph's School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does St Joseph's School offer?
St Joseph's School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Joseph's School?
In 2025, St Joseph's School had 69 enrolled students (28 girls, 41 boys), a change of -39% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Joseph's School?
St Joseph's School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1106. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's School?
St Joseph's School has about 9.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Joseph's School each year?
In 2025, St Joseph's School had 5 students in Prep and 9 in Year 6.
Is St Joseph's School co-ed?
Yes. St Joseph's School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Joseph's School?
There are 6 other schools within 15 km of St Joseph's 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 St Joseph's School?
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