Catholic · Primary · Blackburn

St Thomas the Apostle School

185

Students

88 boys · 97 girls

Prep-6

Year range

1130

ICSEA

avg = 1000

Students from non-English speaking background

ICSEA — socio-educational intake context 1130

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school — it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 91% of Australian schools.

Suburb Blackburn 3130

Local government area Whitehorse

Remoteness Major Cities

Sector Catholic

School type Primary

Indigenous students 0%

Statistical area (SA2) Blackburn

Official website www.stblackburn.catholic.edu.au

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Other schools in Blackburn

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA

Blackburn High School Government 7-12 1,289 1094

Blackburn Lake Primary School Government Prep-6 542 1170

Blackburn Primary School Government Prep-6 440 1141

Laburnum Primary School Government Prep-6 619 1159

Old Orchard Primary School Government Prep-6 441 1127

St Philip's School Catholic Prep-6 40 1137

Whitehorse Primary School Government Prep-6 302 1123

Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC and NSW government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2026 and NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026. ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index — it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →