Carlton Primary School
150 Palmerston Street, Carlton VIC 3053
Carlton Primary School is a government primary school in Carlton, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 126 students. Its ICSEA is 957, 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 online sources describe Carlton Primary School as a small, community-focused government primary school in Carlton, serving a highly multicultural student population. The school highlights a Kitchen Garden program, a wellbeing-focused "Leap in to Learning" initiative, and specialist Science and PE teaching, alongside an architect-renovated campus with large treed grounds and light-filled classrooms. It positions itself as part of the local Carlton Learning Precinct, valuing close home-school partnerships and an inclusive, multicultural community.
Often praised
- multicultural community
- kitchen garden program
- renovated light-filled campus
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 Carlton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton North Primary School | Carlton North | Public primary | 0.6 km | 1,148 | 289 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School | Carlton | Public primary | 0.7 km | 1,133 | 432 |
| Sacred Heart School | Fitzroy | Catholic primary | 1.0 km | 936 | 152 |
| Fitzroy Primary School | Fitzroy | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,028 | 209 |
| Fitzroy Community School | Fitzroy North | Independent primary | 1.1 km | 1,221 | 98 |
| St Joseph's School | Collingwood | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 928 | 62 |
| Fitzroy North Primary School | Fitzroy North | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,150 | 360 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School | Clifton Hill | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,186 | 689 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lismore Primary School | Lismore | Public primary · P-6 | 24 | 957 |
| Toolern Vale and District Primary School | Toolern Vale | Public primary · P-6 | 156 | 957 |
| Bell Park North Primary School | Bell Park | Public primary · P-6 | 278 | 956 |
| Broken Creek Primary School | Broken Creek | Public primary · P-6 | 27 | 958 |
| Eaglehawk North Primary School | Eaglehawk | Public primary · P-6 | 248 | 958 |
| Heyfield Primary School | Heyfield | Public primary · P-6 | 117 | 956 |
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.