St Patrick's School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gordon, Victoria 3345 · Moorabool LGA
About St Patrick's School
St Patrick's School is a catholic primary school located in Gordon, Victoria (3345), within the Moorabool local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 76 students (40 girls and 36 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
St Patrick's School has an ICSEA value of 1048, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 68th percentile of Australian schools. 16% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 17% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (5.6 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 73% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Patrick's School scores 62.5 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 1048
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)16% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+73% enrolments since 2020 (area median +0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+28 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 Patrick's School's 76 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Patrick's School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Patrick's School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Gordon Primary School
Gordon · Government primary · Prep-6
141 students · ICSEA 1032 · 1.3 km away
Mount Egerton Primary School
Mount Egerton · Government primary · Prep-5
10 students · ICSEA 1049 · 5.4 km away
Bungaree Primary School
Bungaree · Government primary · Prep-6
23 students · ICSEA 1030 · 7.8 km away
St Brigid's School
Ballan · Catholic primary · Prep-6
141 students · ICSEA 1048 · 12 km away
Ballan Primary School
Ballan · Government primary · Prep-6
231 students · ICSEA 982 · 13 km away
St Mary's School
Clarkes Hill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
17 students · ICSEA 1002 · 13 km away
Lal Lal Primary School
Lal Lal · Government primary · Prep-6
41 students · ICSEA 983 · 13 km away
Warrenheip Primary School
Warrenheip · Government primary · Prep-6
32 students · ICSEA 909 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
St Brigid's School
Ballan · Catholic primary · Prep-6
141 students · ICSEA 1048
St Mary's School
Lancefield · Catholic primary · Prep-6
212 students · ICSEA 1048
St Francis of Assisi Primary School
Baranduda · Catholic primary · Prep-6
528 students · ICSEA 1048
St Patrick's Primary School
Kilmore · Catholic primary · Prep-6
581 students · ICSEA 1049
St Michael's School
Daylesford · Catholic primary · Prep-6
86 students · ICSEA 1049
St Gerard's School
Dandenong North · Catholic primary · Prep-6
125 students · ICSEA 1049
Frequently asked questions
Is St Patrick's School a public or private school?
St Patrick'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 Patrick's School offer?
St Patrick's School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Patrick's School?
In 2025, St Patrick's School had 76 enrolled students (40 girls, 36 boys), a change of 73% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Patrick's School?
St Patrick's School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1048. 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 Patrick's School?
St Patrick's School has about 13.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Patrick's School each year?
In 2025, St Patrick's School had 12 students in Prep and 8 in Year 6.
Is St Patrick's School co-ed?
Yes. St Patrick's School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Patrick's School?
There are 8 other schools within 15 km of St Patrick'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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