Emerald Primary School
10 Heroes Avenue, Emerald VIC 3782
Emerald Primary School is a government primary school in Emerald, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 451 students. Its ICSEA is 1,061, 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
Publicly available information indicates Emerald Primary School is a government primary school (P-6) on Heroes Avenue in Emerald, serving the town and district since 1879. Its stated values are respect, kindness and resilience, under the motto "On Track for Success," with a school logo referencing the local Puffing Billy railway. The school runs specialist teaching programs in performing arts, visual art, physical education, science and Japanese, alongside its classroom curriculum.
Often praised
- long-standing community school
- range of specialist programs
- clear values-based ethos
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Emerald 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menzies Creek Primary School | Menzies Creek | Public primary | 4.6 km | 1,057 | 39 |
| Cockatoo Primary School | Cockatoo | Public primary | 4.8 km | 1,009 | 320 |
| Dandenong Ranges Steiner School | Emerald | Independent primary | 5.6 km | 1,080 | 151 |
| Macclesfield Primary School | Macclesfield | Public primary | 5.6 km | 1,017 | 124 |
| The Patch Primary School | The Patch | Public primary | 6.3 km | 1,086 | 298 |
| Monbulk Primary School | Monbulk | Public primary | 6.9 km | 1,032 | 212 |
| Selby Primary School | Selby | Public primary | 7.0 km | 1,109 | 154 |
| Beaconsfield Upper Primary School | Beaconsfield Upper | Public primary | 7.3 km | 1,039 | 324 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrang Wilam Primary School | Truganina | Public primary · P-6 | 588 | 1,061 |
| Inverloch Primary School | Inverloch | Public primary · P-6 | 469 | 1,061 |
| Knox Park Primary School | Knoxfield | Public primary · P-6 | 310 | 1,061 |
| Patterson Lakes Primary School | Patterson Lakes | Public primary · P-6 | 506 | 1,061 |
| Marlo Primary School | Marlo | Public primary · P-6 | 50 | 1,062 |
| Mornington Primary School | Mornington | Public primary · P-6 | 411 | 1,062 |
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.