Lower Plenty Primary School
126-144 Main Road, Lower Plenty VIC 3093
Lower Plenty Primary School is a government primary school in Lower Plenty, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 97 students. Its ICSEA is 1,093, 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
Drawn from public online sources: Lower Plenty Primary School is a government Prep-6 school on Main Road, Lower Plenty, which opened in 1874. It is a small school of roughly 95 students with a low student-to-teacher ratio of about 10 to 1. Its community includes a mix of backgrounds, with around a fifth of students from language backgrounds other than English.
Often praised
- Small school community
- Long local history
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmorency Primary School | Montmorency | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,117 | 418 |
| Montmorency South Primary School | Montmorency | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,112 | 557 |
| Streeton Primary School | Yallambie | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,055 | 97 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School | Montmorency | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,122 | 382 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School | Greensborough | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,104 | 514 |
| Briar Hill Primary School | Briar Hill | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,090 | 200 |
| Sherbourne Primary School | Briar Hill | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,086 | 73 |
| Viewbank Primary School | Viewbank | Public primary | 2.4 km | 1,138 | 663 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsleigh Park Primary School | Oakleigh East | Public primary · P-6 | 352 | 1,093 |
| Thornbury Primary School | Thornbury | Public primary · P-6 | 300 | 1,093 |
| Trentham District Primary School | Trentham | Public primary · P-6 | 84 | 1,093 |
| Bellaire Primary School | Highton | Public primary · P-6 | 612 | 1,094 |
| Eastwood Primary School | Ringwood East | Public primary · P-6 | 556 | 1,092 |
| Research Primary School | Research | Public primary · P-6 | 243 | 1,092 |
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.