Our Lady Help of Christians School is a Catholic primary for families seeking a tight-knit community with strong pastoral care.
NAPLAN cohorts too small to compare with national averages and solid student growth; the result is a B+ overall.
Our Lady Help of Christians School is a Catholic primary for families seeking a tight-knit community with strong pastoral care. The school emphasises structured literacy instruction through science of reading approaches, backed by STEAM programs that extend learning across disciplines. Spacious outdoor spaces and dedicated intervention and extension programs support individual learners, while counselling services help pastoral needs. This suits families wanting a values-based, well-resourced environment where their child knows staff and community well.
Our Lady Help of Christians School is also known as OLHCS and OLHCS Eltham.
Our Lady Help of Christians School has an overall SchoolRank score of 62.3/100, rated "Good". This score is calculated from academic results, student growth, wellbeing, extracurricular programs, and value for money. Academically, the school scores 59/100, indicating moderate performance relative to other Australian schools. The school's ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is 1094, well above the national average of 1,000. Notably, the school shows strong student growth over time (64/100), meaning students tend to improve well regardless of their starting point.
Our Lady Help of Christians School has about 79 students across 7 year levels, so roughly 11 sit each year level's NAPLAN test. That is too few to compare meaningfully with a national average: a handful of children moves the figure by more than most real differences between schools. Its most recent published results were Reading 488, Writing 481, Numeracy 481, Spelling 467, Grammar 485. NAPLAN is tested in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Our Lady Help of Christians School is a very small catholic primary school with approximately 79 students. It offers education for years Prep-6. As a catholic school, enrolment typically involves an application process. Contact the school directly for enrolment criteria, waiting lists, and open day information.
Our Lady Help of Christians School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. This is well below the national average of approximately 14:1, meaning students generally receive more individual attention. Support staff make up 37% of the workforce, providing additional learning assistance and pastoral care. The student attendance rate is 91%, which is moderate.
Our Lady Help of Christians School is located in Eltham, VIC, classified as a major cities school. With an ICSEA of 1094 (83th percentile), the school community's socio-educational advantage is above average, families tend to have higher education and income levels. ICSEA measures the educational advantage of a school's community, not the school's quality, a lower ICSEA school with strong academic scores may indicate particularly effective teaching.