Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School
53-57 Plymouth Rd, Croydon Hills VIC 3136
Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School is an independent primary school in Croydon Hills, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 658 students. Its ICSEA is 1,147, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: a co-educational Lutheran primary school (Prep to Year 6) in Croydon Hills, founded in 1979 by the local Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. It is part of the Lutheran Education network and describes its mission as Christ-centred education and pastoral care for children and their families, with roughly 500 students.
Often praised
- Christ-centred education
- Pastoral care
- Lutheran school network
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Hills Primary School | Croydon Hills | Public primary | 0.7 km | 1,095 | 750 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar | Ringwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,155 | 1,899 |
| Ainslie Parklands Primary School | Croydon | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,044 | 67 |
| Kalinda Primary School | Ringwood | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,097 | 395 |
| Croydon Primary School | Croydon | Public primary | 1.6 km | 955 | 240 |
| Sacred Heart School | Croydon | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,065 | 454 |
| Yarra Road Primary School | Croydon North | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,060 | 234 |
| Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School | Warranwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,097 | 470 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North-Eastern Montessori School | St Helena | Independent primary · P-6 | 106 | 1,143 |
| Newmark Primary | Williamstown | Independent primary · P-6 | 131 | 1,134 |
| Sholem Aleichem College | Elsternwick | Independent primary · P-6 | 96 | 1,168 |
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.