Carnegie Primary School
51 Truganini Road, Carnegie VIC 3163
Carnegie Primary School is a government primary school in Carnegie, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 539 students. Its ICSEA is 1,146, 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 publicly available information, Carnegie Primary School is a government primary school (P-6) in Carnegie, Victoria, serving a large and culturally diverse community with over half of students from language-backgrounds-other-than-English. Public descriptions highlight structured literacy teaching including Orton-Gillingham phonics instruction, a Japanese language program, a 1:1 computer program, and strong music and performing arts offerings. The school occupies heritage red-brick buildings over a century old, and NAPLAN results are reported as well above the national average across tested year levels.
Often praised
- structured phonics instruction
- strong music and performing arts
- NAPLAN results above average
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: high. 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 Carnegie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony's School | Glen Huntly | Catholic primary | 0.8 km | 1,098 | 75 |
| Glen Huntly Primary School | Glen Huntly | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,151 | 335 |
| Murrumbeena Primary School | Murrumbeena | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,161 | 550 |
| Kilvington Grammar School | Ormond | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 1,182 | 758 |
| St Patrick's School | Murrumbeena | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,141 | 263 |
| McKinnon Primary School | Ormond | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,156 | 753 |
| St Mary's School | Malvern East | Catholic primary | 2.0 km | 1,158 | 192 |
| Lloyd Street Primary School | Malvern East | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,180 | 365 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentleigh West Primary School | Bentleigh | Public primary · P-6 | 785 | 1,146 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School | Brighton | Public primary · P-6 | 233 | 1,146 |
| Mount View Primary School | Glen Waverley | Public primary · P-6 | 845 | 1,146 |
| Newlands Primary School | Preston | Public primary · P-6 | 486 | 1,146 |
| Burwood East Primary School | Burwood East | Public primary · P-6 | 471 | 1,147 |
| Chatham Primary School | Surrey Hills | Public primary · P-6 | 193 | 1,147 |
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.