St Mary's School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Warracknabeal, Victoria 3393 · Yarriambiack LGA
About St Mary's School
St Mary's School is a catholic primary school located in Warracknabeal, Victoria (3393), within the Yarriambiack local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 74 students (23 girls and 51 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
St Mary's School has an ICSEA value of 1026, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 58th percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 22% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (5.9 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Mary's School scores 56.2 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 1026
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)14% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-6% enrolments since 2020 (area median -12%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+11 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 Mary's School's 74 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Mary's School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Mary's School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Warracknabeal Primary School
Warracknabeal · Government primary · Prep-6
111 students · ICSEA 903 · 448 m away
Warracknabeal Secondary College
Warracknabeal · Government high school · 7-12
175 students · ICSEA 964 · 479 m away
Warracknabeal Special Developmental School
Warracknabeal · Government special · U
29 students · ICSEA 951 · 617 m away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
St Patrick's School
Stawell · Catholic primary · Prep-6
150 students · ICSEA 1026
St Colman's School
Mortlake · Catholic primary · Prep-6
39 students · ICSEA 1026
St Mary's School
Maffra · Catholic primary · Prep-6
176 students · ICSEA 1026
Mother Teresa School
Craigieburn · Catholic primary · Prep-6
342 students · ICSEA 1026
St Mary's School
Colac · Catholic primary · Prep-6
266 students · ICSEA 1025
St Malachy's School
Edenhope · Catholic primary · Prep-6
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Frequently asked questions
Is St Mary's School a public or private school?
St 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 Mary's School offer?
St Mary's School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Mary's School?
In 2025, St Mary's School had 74 enrolled students (23 girls, 51 boys), a change of -6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Mary's School?
St Mary's School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1026. 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 Mary's School?
St Mary's School has about 12.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Mary's School each year?
In 2025, St Mary's School had 18 students in Prep and 5 in Year 6.
Is St Mary's School co-ed?
Yes. St Mary's School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Mary's School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of St 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.
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