St Joseph's School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sorrento, Victoria 3943 · Mornington Peninsula LGA
#484 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#1305 of 4,908 nationally
About St Joseph's School
St Joseph's School is a catholic primary school located in Sorrento, Victoria (3943), within the Mornington Peninsula local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 128 students (56 girls and 72 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
St Joseph's School has an ICSEA value of 1063, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 73rd percentile of Australian schools. 22% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 12% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 17 teachers (12.4 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 25% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's School scores 66.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 484th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (7th of 34 in the Mornington Peninsula area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1063
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)22% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-25% enrolments since 2020 (area median -9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+22 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 128 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.
Sorrento Primary School
Sorrento · Government primary · Prep-6
280 students · ICSEA 1050 · 153 m away
Rye Primary School
Rye · Government primary · Prep-6
416 students · ICSEA 1026 · 8.0 km away
Tootgarook Primary School
Tootgarook · Government primary · Prep-6
145 students · ICSEA 954 · 11 km away
St Aloysius' School
Queenscliff · Catholic primary · Prep-6
112 students · ICSEA 1081 · 11 km away
Queenscliff Primary School
Queenscliff · Government primary · Prep-6
165 students · ICSEA 1120 · 11 km away
Point Lonsdale Primary School
Point Lonsdale · Government primary · Prep-6
125 students · ICSEA 1115 · 13 km away
Eastbourne Primary School
Capel Sound · Government primary · Prep-6
242 students · ICSEA 952 · 13 km away
Rosebud Secondary College
Rosebud · Government high school · 7-12
965 students · ICSEA 989 · 13 km away
Advance College of Education Incorporated
Rosebud · Independent special · 11-12
58 students · ICSEA 964 · 13 km away
Our Lady of Fatima School
Rosebud · Catholic primary · Prep-6
172 students · ICSEA 999 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
St Margaret's School
East Geelong · Catholic primary · Prep-6
241 students · ICSEA 1063
Holy Cross Primary School
New Gisborne · Catholic primary · Prep-6
210 students · ICSEA 1063
St Joseph's School
Quarry Hill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
234 students · ICSEA 1064
Queen of Peace Primary School
Altona Meadows · Catholic primary · Prep-6
485 students · ICSEA 1064
St Carlo Borromeo School
Greenvale · Catholic primary · Prep-6
571 students · ICSEA 1062
Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School
Caroline Springs · Catholic primary · Prep-6
494 students · ICSEA 1062
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 128 enrolled students (56 girls, 72 boys), a change of -25% 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 1063. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Joseph's School rank in VIC?
St Joseph's School ranks 484th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (66.8/100), and 1305th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's School?
St Joseph's School has about 10.3 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 12 students in Prep and 18 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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