Dandenong Ranges Steiner School
11c Duffys Road, Emerald VIC 3782
Dandenong Ranges Steiner School is an independent primary school in Emerald, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 151 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,080, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Dandenong Ranges Steiner School, established in 1995, is an independent Steiner (Waldorf) school offering playgroup through Class 6. An early childhood campus at Menzies Creek houses playgroup, kindergarten and prep, while the primary campus near Emerald hosts Classes 1 to 6. It has around 130 students and a very low student-to-teacher ratio.
Often praised
- Steiner education approach
- Small class sizes
- Bushland-area campuses
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrave South Primary School | Belgrave South | Public primary | 4.1 km | 1,065 | 406 |
| Beaconsfield Upper Primary School | Beaconsfield Upper | Public primary | 4.6 km | 1,039 | 324 |
| Menzies Creek Primary School | Menzies Creek | Public primary | 4.7 km | 1,057 | 39 |
| Emerald Primary School | Emerald | Public primary | 5.6 km | 1,061 | 451 |
| Selby Primary School | Selby | Public primary | 5.7 km | 1,109 | 154 |
| Belgrave Heights Christian School | Belgrave Heights | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.8 km | 1,078 | 776 |
| Harkaway Primary School | Harkaway | Public primary | 5.9 km | 1,026 | 97 |
| St Thomas More's School | Belgrave | Catholic primary | 6.5 km | 1,089 | 101 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechworth Montessori School | Beechworth | Independent primary · P-6 | 87 | 1,081 |
| Ballarat Steiner School | Mt Helen | Independent primary · P-6 | 64 | 1,076 |
| Clyde Grammar | Clyde North | Independent primary · P-5 | 312 | 1,088 |
| Phillip Island Village School | Ventnor | Independent primary · P-6 | 45 | 1,071 |
| Village School | Croydon North | Independent primary · P-6 | 68 | 1,089 |
| Koonwarra Village School | Koonwarra | Independent primary · P-6 | 64 | 1,092 |
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.