Gembrook Primary School
50 Main Street, Gembrook VIC 3783
Gembrook Primary School is a government primary school in Gembrook, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 254 students. Its ICSEA is 1,030, 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 Gembrook Primary School is a P-6 government school in the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne, with roots dating back to 1883 and milestone anniversaries celebrated as recently as its 140th. The school promotes values of respect and high expectations, offers specialist programs in art, music, PE and Auslan alongside inquiry-based learning and camps, and runs a School Wide Positive Behaviour Framework. It describes a close-knit community supported by an active School Council, Parents and Friends Association, and outside-school-hours care.
Often praised
- long-standing community school
- specialist Auslan program
- strong parent/community involvement
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 Gembrook 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cockatoo Primary School | Cockatoo | Public primary | 4.5 km | 1,009 | 320 |
| Macclesfield Primary School | Macclesfield | Public primary | 9.2 km | 1,017 | 124 |
| Emerald Primary School | Emerald | Public primary | 9.2 km | 1,061 | 451 |
| Beaconsfield Upper Primary School | Beaconsfield Upper | Public primary | 12.4 km | 1,039 | 324 |
| Pakenham Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary | 12.8 km | 999 | 431 |
| Pakenham Hills Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary | 12.9 km | 978 | 464 |
| St James School | Nar Nar Goon | Catholic primary | 13.7 km | 1,031 | 98 |
| Menzies Creek Primary School | Menzies Creek | Public primary | 13.8 km | 1,057 | 39 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungaree Primary School | Bungaree | Public primary · 1-6 | 20 | 1,030 |
| Seaford Primary School | Seaford | Public primary · P-6 | 250 | 1,030 |
| Albion Primary School | Albion | Public primary · P-6 | 207 | 1,031 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School | Ascot Vale | Public primary · P-6 | 250 | 1,029 |
| Clyde Creek Primary School | Clyde | Public primary · P-6 | 847 | 1,031 |
| Epping Views Primary School | Epping | Public primary · P-6 | 566 | 1,029 |
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.