Billanook Primary School
270 Sheffield Road, Montrose VIC 3765
Billanook Primary School is a government primary school in Montrose, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 435 students. Its ICSEA is 1,048, 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 and public listings, Billanook Primary School is a government primary school (P-6) in Montrose, VIC, with around 413 students. It runs a Kitchen Garden program alongside literacy, numeracy, humanities, visual and performing arts, technology and physical education, and highlights a values framework of Respect, Kindness, Grit and Aspiration. The school promotes a caring, community-oriented culture and recently added new classroom, science/technology and art facilities.
Often praised
- Kitchen Garden program
- strong values framework
- new modern facilities
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghilgai School | Kilsyth | Independent primary | 1.8 km | 1,061 | 94 |
| Montrose Primary School | Montrose | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,050 | 576 |
| Gladesville Primary School | Kilsyth | Public primary | 2.1 km | 968 | 65 |
| Mount Dandenong Primary School | Mount Dandenong | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,078 | 137 |
| St Richard's Primary School | Kilsyth | Catholic primary | 2.6 km | 1,058 | 166 |
| Pembroke Primary School | Mooroolbark | Public primary | 3.3 km | 923 | 81 |
| Kilsyth Primary School | Kilsyth | Public primary | 3.3 km | 948 | 110 |
| Mount Evelyn Christian School/Ranges TEC | Mount Evelyn | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.8 km | 1,059 | 693 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chum Creek Primary School | Chum Creek | Public primary · P-6 | 67 | 1,048 |
| Inverleigh Primary School | Inverleigh | Public primary · P-6 | 191 | 1,048 |
| Kyneton Primary School | Kyneton | Public primary · P-6 | 301 | 1,048 |
| Tulliallan Primary School | Cranbourne North | Public primary · P-6 | 1,318 | 1,048 |
| Warreen Primary School | Truganina | Public primary · P-6 | 760 | 1,048 |
| Berwick Fields Primary School | Berwick | Public primary · P-6 | 875 | 1,047 |
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.