Docklands Primary School
17 Little Docklands Drive, Docklands VIC 3008
Docklands Primary School is a government primary school in Docklands, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 665 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,133, 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available sources describe Docklands Primary School as a purpose-built government primary school that opened in 2021 to serve the growing Docklands community, the first new primary school established in the precinct. Its own materials highlight a knowledge-rich curriculum with specialist teaching in Physical Education, Visual Arts, Music, Science and Auslan, alongside a strong focus on literacy, numeracy and maths achievement for every student. The school occupies a modern three-storey building with a library, arts and music rooms, outdoor learning terraces and a competition-grade indoor sports court.
Often praised
- strong maths and numeracy focus
- modern purpose-built facilities
- broad specialist subject offering
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 Docklands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne Primary School | North Melbourne | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,136 | 838 |
| Holy Rosary School | Kensington | Catholic primary | 2.2 km | 1,149 | 242 |
| South Melbourne Primary School | Southbank | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,144 | 514 |
| St Michael’s Primary School | North Melbourne | Catholic primary | 2.2 km | 1,098 | 236 |
| Kensington Primary School | Kensington | Public primary | 2.5 km | 1,153 | 421 |
| Port Melbourne Primary School | Port Melbourne | Public primary | 2.6 km | 1,134 | 628 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School | Carlton | Public primary | 2.8 km | 1,133 | 432 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School | South Melbourne | Catholic primary | 2.9 km | 1,154 | 369 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Gardens Primary School | Carlton | Public primary · P-6 | 432 | 1,133 |
| Caulfield Primary School | Caulfield South | Public primary · P-6 | 318 | 1,133 |
| Donburn Primary School | Doncaster East | Public primary · P-6 | 536 | 1,133 |
| Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School | Nunawading | Public primary · P-6 | 354 | 1,133 |
| Parkdale Primary School | Parkdale | Public primary · P-6 | 625 | 1,133 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School | Rosanna | Public primary · P-6 | 550 | 1,133 |
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.