St Mary's is a co-ed Catholic primary in Malvern East with a strong pastoral focus.
NAPLAN averaging +46 above national year-level averages and growth below the national median; the result is a B overall.
St Mary's is a co-ed Catholic primary in Malvern East with a strong pastoral focus. The school offers Mandarin language immersion alongside structured literacy and synthetic phonics teaching. Families appreciate the outdoor program, regular school camps and outdoor experiences are a hallmark. Suits families wanting a language-rich education within a caring, community-minded setting.
St Mary's School has an overall SchoolRank score of 64.4/100, rated "Good". This score is calculated from academic results, student growth, wellbeing, extracurricular programs, and value for money. Academically, the school scores 74/100, indicating strong performance relative to other Australian schools. The school's ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is 1158, well above the national average of 1,000.
In 2025 NAPLAN testing at St Mary's School, Year 3 students averaged 467 across the tested NAPLAN domains, well above the national average of 407 for that year level, and Year 5 students averaged 521, above the national average of 490 for that year level. Relative to national year-level averages, the school's strongest domain is Grammar. National averages are specific to each year level, because NAPLAN scores are scaled so older year levels score higher, a school-wide average can't be compared with a single national figure.
St Mary's School is a very small catholic primary school with approximately 192 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.
St Mary's School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. This is below the national average of approximately 14:1, meaning students generally receive more individual attention. Support staff make up 23% of the workforce, providing additional learning assistance and pastoral care. The student attendance rate is 94%, which is strong.
St Mary's School is located in Malvern East, VIC, classified as a major cities school. With an ICSEA of 1158 (96th 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.