Diggers Rest Primary School
70-90 Plumpton Road, Diggers Rest VIC 3427
Diggers Rest Primary School is a government primary school in Diggers Rest, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 620 students. Its ICSEA is 1,034, 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 directory listings, Diggers Rest Primary School is a government primary school (P-6) on Plumpton Road, Diggers Rest, with roughly 560 students. The school describes a curriculum spanning literacy, numeracy, STEM, the arts and physical education, plus Italian language instruction and inquiry-based learning. It highlights student leadership opportunities, a peer buddy system, respectful relationships and cyber safety education, and family-focused supports including prep transition programs, before/after-school care and community nights.
Often praised
- Italian language program
- student leadership opportunities
- strong family/community engagement
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbury Primary School | Sunbury | Public primary | 3.2 km | 1,056 | 380 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School | Sunbury | Catholic primary | 4.2 km | 1,065 | 431 |
| Sunbury Heights Primary School | Sunbury | Public primary | 4.6 km | 983 | 482 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School | Sunbury | Catholic primary | 5.3 km | 1,061 | 299 |
| Sunbury West Primary School | Sunbury | Public primary | 5.3 km | 1,004 | 228 |
| Goonawarra Primary School | Sunbury | Public primary | 5.9 km | 999 | 338 |
| St Anne's School | Sunbury | Catholic primary | 6.1 km | 1,059 | 599 |
| Killara Primary School | Sunbury | Public primary | 6.5 km | 1,017 | 304 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset Primary School | Croydon | Public primary · P-6 | 494 | 1,034 |
| Dromana Primary School | Dromana | Public primary · P-6 | 590 | 1,034 |
| Greenvale Primary School | Greenvale | Public primary · P-6 | 566 | 1,034 |
| Lollypop Creek Primary School | Werribee | Public primary · P-6 | 466 | 1,034 |
| Maldon Primary School | Maldon | Public primary · P-6 | 89 | 1,034 |
| Metung Primary School | Metung | Public primary · P-6 | 50 | 1,034 |
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.