Corpus Christi Primary School, Kingsville, is a welcoming Catholic co-educational primary school operating under the governance of Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd (MACS), with the consent of the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne.
Located in a quiet pocket of Kingsville, the school provides a Catholic education for students from Prep to Year 6 in a supportive and inclusive learning environment where Catholic values, prayer, and community are central to school life.
The school was established in 1942 by the Sisters of St Joseph as part of the Yarraville Parish and was originally known as St Flannan’s. In 1954, with the establishment of the Kingsville Parish of Corpus Christi, the school was renamed Corpus Christi. Beginning with just two Sisters of St Joseph and two students, enrolments quickly grew to 60 in the first year. Following local industrial growth and the arrival of European migrants and refugees, enrolments increased significantly, peaking at 535 students in 1963. After the opening of a second parish school in the late 1950s, enrolments later stabilised.
The Sisters of St Joseph served the school from 1942 until 1999, and in 2000 the first lay Principal was appointed.
In recent years, the school has undergone extensive building and redevelopment works, transforming it into a contemporary learning environment with modern facilities and expansive play areas featuring both natural and synthetic sports surfaces.
Today, Corpus Christi continues to grow as a vibrant school community, with enrolments expected to remain in the range of 200–250 students in the coming years.
