St Margaret Mary's School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Brunswick North, Victoria 3056 · Merri-bek LGA
About St Margaret Mary's School
St Margaret Mary's School is a catholic primary school located in Brunswick North, Victoria (3056), within the Merri-bek local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 66 students (31 girls and 35 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
St Margaret Mary's School has an ICSEA value of 1103, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 85th percentile of Australian schools. 41% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (7.0 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 48% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Margaret Mary's School scores 73.1 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 1103
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)41% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-48% enrolments since 2020 (area median -13%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-3 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 Margaret Mary's School's 66 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Margaret Mary's School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Margaret Mary's School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Merri-bek Primary School
Coburg · Government primary · Prep-6
350 students · ICSEA 1112 · 428 m away
Brunswick East Primary School
Brunswick East · Government primary · Prep-6
279 students · ICSEA 1162 · 1.2 km away
St Bernard's School
Coburg · Catholic primary · Prep-6
152 students · ICSEA 1121 · 1.3 km away
Islamic College of Sport
Coburg · Independent high school · 11-12
72 students · ICSEA 989 · 1.5 km away
Sydney Road Community School
Brunswick · Government high school · 7-12
107 students · ICSEA 1037 · 1.6 km away
Brunswick Secondary College
Brunswick · Government high school · 7-12
1,074 students · ICSEA 1119 · 1.7 km away
St Fidelis' School
Moreland · Catholic primary · Prep-6
251 students · ICSEA 1119 · 1.8 km away
Croxton School
Northcote · Government special · U
130 students · ICSEA 1008 · 1.8 km away
Brunswick North Primary School
Brunswick West · Government primary · Prep-6
441 students · ICSEA 1151 · 1.8 km away
Coburg Primary School
Coburg · Government primary · Prep-6
346 students · ICSEA 1113 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Holy Spirit School
Ringwood North · Catholic primary · Prep-6
386 students · ICSEA 1102
St Teresa of Kolkata Catholic Primary School
Tarneit North · Catholic primary · Prep-6
204 students · ICSEA 1104
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
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Point Cook · Catholic primary · Prep-6
729 students · ICSEA 1101
St Josephine Bakhita Catholic Primary School
Clyde North · Catholic primary · Prep-5
121 students · ICSEA 1101
Frequently asked questions
Is St Margaret Mary's School a public or private school?
St Margaret Mary'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 Margaret Mary's School offer?
St Margaret Mary's School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Margaret Mary's School?
In 2025, St Margaret Mary's School had 66 enrolled students (31 girls, 35 boys), a change of -48% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Margaret Mary's School?
St Margaret Mary's School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1103. 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 Margaret Mary's School?
St Margaret Mary's School has about 9.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Margaret Mary's School each year?
In 2025, St Margaret Mary's School had 10 students in Prep and 20 in Year 6.
Is St Margaret Mary's School co-ed?
Yes. St Margaret Mary's School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Margaret Mary's School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Margaret Mary'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 Margaret Mary's School?
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