St Joseph's School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Chiltern, Victoria 3683 · Indigo LGA
About St Joseph's School
St Joseph's School is a catholic primary school located in Chiltern, Victoria (3683), within the Indigo local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 33 students (16 girls and 17 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
St Joseph's School has an ICSEA value of 988, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 41st percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 41% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (4.8 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 8% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's School scores 43.2 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 988
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-8% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-29 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 33 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.
Chiltern Primary School
Chiltern · Government primary · Prep-6
71 students · ICSEA 987 · 136 m away
Barnawartha Primary School
Barnawartha · Government primary · Prep-6
60 students · ICSEA 991 · 7.9 km away
Middle Indigo Primary School
Indigo Valley · Government primary · Prep-6
16 students · ICSEA 1014 · 11 km away
Springhurst Primary School
Springhurst · Government primary · Prep-5
5 students · ICSEA 987 · 13 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
St Mary's School
Mooroopna · Catholic primary · Prep-6
272 students · ICSEA 987
Lumen Christi School
Churchill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
87 students · ICSEA 986
St Joseph's School
Rochester · Catholic primary · Prep-6
95 students · ICSEA 991
St Joseph's School
Red Cliffs · Catholic primary · Prep-6
87 students · ICSEA 985
Our Lady's School
Craigieburn · Catholic primary · Prep-6
703 students · ICSEA 984
St Mary's School
Mansfield · Catholic primary · Prep-6
134 students · ICSEA 993
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 33 enrolled students (16 girls, 17 boys), a change of -8% 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 988. 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.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's School?
St Joseph's School has about 6.9 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 2 students in Prep and 6 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 4 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.
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