Elwood Primary School
Scott Street, Elwood VIC 3184
Elwood Primary School is a government primary school in Elwood, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 603 students. Its ICSEA is 1,131, 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, including the school's own website, describe Elwood Primary School as a co-educational government primary school in Elwood, catering to around 650 students from Prep to Grade 6 across roughly 29 classes. Part of the Elwood Learning Hub alongside a maternal health and childcare centre and Elwood College, the school sits in a quiet bayside area near beaches, shops and transport. It offers spacious grounds, including a park, sports courts and creative play spaces, and emphasises relational teaching grounded in partnership between staff and families.
Often praised
- Relational teaching approach
- Spacious grounds and facilities
- Strong staff-family partnership
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Columba's School | Elwood | Catholic primary | 0.6 km | 1,152 | 137 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College | Elwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,112 | 149 |
| Sholem Aleichem College | Elsternwick | Independent primary | 1.1 km | 1,168 | 96 |
| St Kilda Primary School | St Kilda | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,126 | 448 |
| Elsternwick Primary School | Brighton | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,147 | 450 |
| St Joseph's School | Elsternwick | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,164 | 347 |
| Caulfield Grammar School | St Kilda East | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 1,157 | 3,555 |
| Ripponlea Primary School | St Kilda East | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,141 | 274 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fyans Park Primary School | Newtown | Public primary · P-6 | 389 | 1,131 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School | Blackburn South | Public primary · P-6 | 575 | 1,130 |
| Templestowe Heights Primary School | Templestowe Lower | Public primary · P-6 | 570 | 1,132 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School | Carlton | Public primary · P-6 | 432 | 1,133 |
| Caulfield Primary School | Caulfield South | Public primary · P-6 | 318 | 1,133 |
| Docklands Primary School | Docklands | Public primary · P-6 | 665 | 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.