Ainslie Parklands Primary School
24 - 36 Hinkley Ave, Croydon VIC 3136
Ainslie Parklands Primary School is a government primary school in Croydon, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 67 students. Its ICSEA is 1,044, where the national average is 1000.
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
Based on the school's own website, Ainslie Parklands Primary School is a small government primary school in Croydon, established in 1962, serving Prep to Year 6. It runs a Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program alongside literacy, numeracy, performing arts, art, PE and Auslan, with collaborative teaching teams and individual education plans supporting differentiated learning. The school also offers out-of-school-hours care, a canteen, an active school council, and uses Compass and Seesaw to keep families connected.
Often praised
- Kitchen Garden program
- Collaborative, differentiated teaching
- Auslan language program
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart School | Croydon | Catholic primary | 0.9 km | 1,065 | 454 |
| Kalinda Primary School | Ringwood | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,097 | 395 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar | Ringwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,155 | 1,899 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School | Croydon Hills | Independent primary | 1.3 km | 1,147 | 658 |
| Croydon Primary School | Croydon | Public primary | 1.5 km | 955 | 240 |
| Croydon Hills Primary School | Croydon Hills | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,095 | 750 |
| Mullum Primary School | Ringwood | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,064 | 255 |
| Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School | Warranwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,097 | 470 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buninyong Primary School | Buninyong | Public primary · P-6 | 521 | 1,044 |
| Deanside Primary School | Deanside | Public primary · P-6 | 698 | 1,044 |
| Keilor Primary School | Keilor | Public primary · P-6 | 374 | 1,044 |
| Longwood Primary School | Longwood | Public primary · P-6 | 55 | 1,044 |
| Natimuk Primary School | Natimuk | Public primary · P-6 | 27 | 1,044 |
| Deans Marsh Primary School | Deans Marsh | Public primary · P-6 | 56 | 1,045 |
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.