St Michael's School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Heyfield, Victoria 3858 · Wellington LGA
About St Michael's School
St Michael's School is a catholic primary school located in Heyfield, Victoria (3858), within the Wellington local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 61 students (31 girls and 30 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
St Michael's School has an ICSEA value of 1010, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 51st percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 24% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (6.4 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 45% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Michael's School scores 47.7 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 1010
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+45% enrolments since 2020 (area median +3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+6 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 Michael's School's 61 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Michael's School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Michael's School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Heyfield Primary School
Heyfield · Government primary · Prep-6
122 students · ICSEA 956 · 114 m away
Cowwarr Primary School
Cowwarr · Government primary · Prep-6
24 students · ICSEA 917 · 8.3 km away
Nambrok Denison Primary School
Nambrok · Government primary · Prep-6
79 students · ICSEA 963 · 11 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary
Elmore · Catholic primary · Prep-6
26 students · ICSEA 1010
Oscar Romero Catholic Primary School
Craigieburn · Catholic primary · Prep-6
660 students · ICSEA 1010
St Patrick's School
St Arnaud · Catholic primary · Prep-6
102 students · ICSEA 1011
St Joseph's School
Charlton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
38 students · ICSEA 1009
St John's School
Dennington · Catholic primary · Prep-6
273 students · ICSEA 1009
St Matthew's School
Fawkner · Catholic primary · Prep-6
204 students · ICSEA 1009
Frequently asked questions
Is St Michael's School a public or private school?
St Michael'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 Michael's School offer?
St Michael's School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Michael's School?
In 2025, St Michael's School had 61 enrolled students (31 girls, 30 boys), a change of 45% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Michael's School?
St Michael's School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1010. 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 Michael's School?
St Michael's School has about 9.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Michael's School each year?
In 2025, St Michael's School had 10 students in Prep and 7 in Year 6.
Is St Michael's School co-ed?
Yes. St Michael's School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Michael's School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of St Michael'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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