Kerrimuir Primary School
178 Dorking Road, Box Hill North VIC 3129
Kerrimuir Primary School is a government primary school in Box Hill North, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 563 students. Its ICSEA is 1,137, 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 information about Kerrimuir Primary School, a government primary school in Box Hill North, describes a P-6 school with a new competition-grade gymnasium funded through recent state budgets. The school's own site outlines specialist programs in Visual Arts, Performing Arts, PE, ICT, Robotics, and Japanese language, alongside synthetic phonics literacy teaching and explicit maths instruction. It promotes a CARE values framework, a Buddies mentoring program pairing junior and senior students, and a range of lunchtime clubs including chess, choir, and gardening.
Often praised
- New gymnasium facility
- Japanese language program
- Buddies mentoring program
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Hill North Primary School | Box Hill North | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,084 | 186 |
| Old Orchard Primary School | Blackburn North | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,127 | 413 |
| St Francis Xavier's School | Box Hill | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,105 | 257 |
| Doncaster Primary School | Doncaster | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,125 | 560 |
| Ss Peter & Paul's School | Doncaster East | Catholic primary | 2.2 km | 1,088 | 60 |
| Birralee Primary School | Doncaster | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,163 | 574 |
| Beverley Hills Primary School | Doncaster East | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,153 | 802 |
| Blackburn Primary School | Blackburn | Public primary | 2.4 km | 1,141 | 463 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Park Primary School | Mitcham | Public primary · P-6 | 531 | 1,137 |
| Essendon Primary School | Essendon | Public primary · P-6 | 358 | 1,137 |
| Boroondara Park Primary School | Balwyn North | Public primary · P-6 | 223 | 1,138 |
| Coatesville Primary School | Bentleigh East | Public primary · P-6 | 789 | 1,136 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School | Moonee Ponds | Public primary · P-6 | 282 | 1,136 |
| North Melbourne Primary School | North Melbourne | Public primary · P-6 | 838 | 1,136 |
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.