Arnolds Creek Primary School
59 Claret Ash Boulevard, Harkness VIC 3337
Arnolds Creek Primary School is a government primary school in Harkness, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 715 students. Its ICSEA is 999, 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
Public information about Arnolds Creek Primary School, a government primary school in Harkness, Victoria, describes a P-6 school built around literacy, numeracy and science alongside performing and visual arts and physical education. The school holds Apple Distinguished School status, reflecting a strong digital technologies program, and runs a School Wide Positive Behaviour framework recognised at Gold level. It presents itself as an inclusive, community-connected school with modern facilities and outdoor learning spaces, using platforms like Compass and Seesaw to keep families engaged.
Often praised
- Apple Distinguished School status
- Gold-level positive behaviour recognition
- Modern facilities and outdoor spaces
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: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Arnolds Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wedge Park Primary School | Melton West | Public primary | 1.4 km | 976 | 783 |
| St Catherine of Siena School | Melton West | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,002 | 522 |
| Melton West Primary School | Melton West | Public primary | 2.5 km | 925 | 515 |
| Kurunjang Primary School | Melton | Public primary | 3.8 km | 942 | 558 |
| Binap Primary School | Brookfield | Public primary | 3.9 km | 972 | 424 |
| St Dominic's School | Melton | Catholic primary | 4.0 km | 967 | 369 |
| Melton Christian College | Brookfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.1 km | 1,044 | 1,268 |
| Coburn Primary School | Melton South | Public primary | 4.1 km | 932 | 564 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drouin West Primary School | Drouin West | Public primary · P-6 | 245 | 999 |
| Goonawarra Primary School | Sunbury | Public primary · P-6 | 338 | 999 |
| Irymple South Primary School | Irymple | Public primary · P-6 | 365 | 999 |
| Lyndhurst Primary School | Lyndhurst | Public primary · P-6 | 841 | 999 |
| Pakenham Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary · P-6 | 431 | 999 |
| Toolangi Primary School | Toolangi | Public primary · P-6 | 16 | 999 |
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.