St Joseph's School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Collingwood, Victoria 3066 · Yarra LGA
About St Joseph's School
St Joseph's School is a catholic primary school located in Collingwood, Victoria (3066), within the Yarra local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 62 students (29 girls and 33 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
St Joseph's School has an ICSEA value of 928, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 17th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 58% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 12 teachers (9.2 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 31% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's School scores 30.1 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 928
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-31% enrolments since 2020 (area median -9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+63 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 62 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.
Victorian School Of Languages
Collingwood · Government combined
· 65 m away
Fitzroy Primary School
Fitzroy · Government primary · Prep-6
198 students · ICSEA 1028 · 439 m away
Collingwood College
Collingwood · Government combined · Prep-12
691 students · ICSEA 1022 · 457 m away
Sacred Heart School
Fitzroy · Catholic primary · Prep-6
152 students · ICSEA 936 · 713 m away
Collingwood English Language School
Collingwood · Government special · Prep-12
357 students · ICSEA 906 · 833 m away
Clifton Hill Primary School
Clifton Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
691 students · ICSEA 1186 · 940 m away
Academy of Mary Immaculate
Fitzroy · Catholic high school · 7-12
612 students · ICSEA 1079 · 1.1 km away
Fitzroy Community School
Fitzroy North · Independent primary · Prep-6
98 students · ICSEA 1221 · 1.4 km away
Sophia Mundi Steiner School
Abbotsford · Independent combined · Prep-12
139 students · ICSEA 1140 · 1.4 km away
Abbotsford Primary School
Abbotsford · Government primary · Prep-6
168 students · ICSEA 1143 · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Sacred Heart School
Fitzroy · Catholic primary · Prep-6
152 students · ICSEA 936
St Francis Xavier School
Corio · Catholic primary · Prep-6
177 students · ICSEA 937
St Thomas Aquinas School
Norlane · Catholic primary · Prep-6
149 students · ICSEA 941
Holy Child School
Dallas · Catholic primary · Prep-6
200 students · ICSEA 911
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School
Roxburgh Park · Catholic primary · Prep-6
614 students · ICSEA 911
St Patrick's School
Nhill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
56 students · ICSEA 952
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 62 enrolled students (29 girls, 33 boys), a change of -31% 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 928. 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 St Joseph's School?
St Joseph's School has about 6.7 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 8 students in Prep and 10 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 10 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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