Karoo Primary School
160 Karoo Road, Rowville VIC 3178
Karoo Primary School is a government primary school in Rowville, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 412 students. Its ICSEA is 1,086, 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
Based on publicly available information online, Karoo Primary School is a government co-educational primary school in Rowville, Victoria, catering for Prep to Year 6 and operating since 1992. The school's own materials emphasise its motto "Always learning; together we can make a difference," with a focus on literacy and numeracy, specialist subject programs, and a structured wellbeing approach including School Wide Positive Behaviour Support and student leadership opportunities. Community features include active parent involvement, a school council, before/after school care, and regular family communication.
Often praised
- Wellbeing and behaviour support programs
- Student voice and leadership
- Active parent and 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: low. 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 Karoo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lysterfield Primary School | Lysterfield | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,064 | 447 |
| Park Ridge Primary School | Rowville | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,067 | 523 |
| Carrington Primary School | Knoxfield | Public primary | 2.1 km | 974 | 64 |
| Mountain Gate Primary School | Ferntree Gully | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,072 | 428 |
| Kent Park Primary School | Ferntree Gully | Public primary | 2.4 km | 1,012 | 187 |
| Knox Park Primary School | Knoxfield | Public primary | 2.6 km | 1,061 | 310 |
| St Simon's School | Rowville | Catholic primary | 2.8 km | 1,087 | 366 |
| Heritage College Knox | Ferntree Gully | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,059 | 183 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherbourne Primary School | Briar Hill | Public primary · P-6 | 73 | 1,086 |
| The Patch Primary School | The Patch | Public primary · P-6 | 298 | 1,086 |
| Berwick Primary School | Berwick | Public primary · P-6 | 861 | 1,087 |
| Hesket Primary School | Hesket | Public primary · P-6 | 76 | 1,087 |
| Kangaroo Ground Primary School | Kangaroo Ground | Public primary · P-6 | 170 | 1,085 |
| Red Hill Consolidated School | Red Hill | Public primary · P-6 | 455 | 1,085 |
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.