Abbotsford Primary School
Lithgow Street, Abbotsford VIC 3067
Abbotsford Primary School is a government primary school in Abbotsford, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 167 students. Its ICSEA is 1,143, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about this Abbotsford, Victoria school describes it as an internationally recognised Chinese/English bilingual government primary, teaching core subjects such as Maths and Integrated Studies in both languages. Founded in 1877, with the bilingual program dating to 1984, it occupies a heritage building recently upgraded with new teaching spaces, a lift, hardcourt, toilet block and multi-purpose rooms. It serves the diverse, inner-Melbourne Abbotsford community.
Often praised
- Chinese/English bilingual program
- Heritage building recently upgraded
- Diverse inner-city community
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Abbotsford Primary School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond West Primary School | Richmond | Public primary | 0.6 km | 1,075 | 266 |
| Sophia Mundi Steiner School | Abbotsford | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,140 | 139 |
| Yarra Primary School | Richmond | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,134 | 230 |
| Collingwood CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Collingwood | Public k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,022 | 610 |
| Trinity Catholic School | Richmond | Catholic primary | 1.1 km | 1,065 | 213 |
| St Joseph's School | Collingwood | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 928 | 62 |
| Fitzroy Primary School | Fitzroy | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,028 | 209 |
| Sacred Heart School | Fitzroy | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 936 | 152 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rock Primary School | Black Rock | Public primary · P-6 | 443 | 1,143 |
| Eltham East Primary School | Eltham | Public primary · P-6 | 643 | 1,143 |
| Hughesdale Primary School | Hughesdale | Public primary · P-6 | 517 | 1,144 |
| Livingstone Primary School | Vermont South | Public primary · P-6 | 594 | 1,142 |
| Milgate Primary School | Doncaster East | Public primary · P-6 | 683 | 1,144 |
| Mount Waverley North Primary School | Mount Waverley | Public primary · P-6 | 539 | 1,142 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.