St Joseph's School
Primary school in Elsternwick, VIC
About St Joseph's School
St Joseph's School is a catholic primary school located in Elsternwick, Melbourne. The school provides Catholic education within a caring community environment for students from Prep-6.
With 347 students enrolled in 2025 and an ICSEA score of 1164 (97th percentile), the school serves a community with above-average socio-educational advantage. The student-to-teacher ratio of 15:1 supports quality learning outcomes.
Contact & Location
- Location Elsternwick, VIC 3185
- Website www.sjelst.catholic.edu.au
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School Details
- Type Catholic
- Level Primary (Prep-6)
- Gender Co-educational
- Students (2025) 347 enrolled
- Teaching Staff 27 (23.5 FTE)
- Non-Teaching Staff 13 (8.1 FTE)
- ICSEAIndex of Community Socio-Educational Advantage – measures the socio-educational background of students. Based on parents' occupation, education, and school location. National average is 1000. 1164 (97th percentile)
- Indigenous Students undefined%
Student Demographics
Gender
Boys: 175 (50%)
Girls: 172 (50%)
Language Background
LBOTE: 17%Language Background Other Than English – students who speak a language other than English at home.
English only: 83%
ICSEA DistributionIndex of Community Socio-Educational Advantage – shows the distribution of students across socio-educational quarters. Based on parents' occupation, education, and school location. National average is 1000.
Bottom 1%
Lower 7%
Upper 27%
Top 65%