Manifold Heights Primary School
20-24 Strachan Avenue, Manifold Heights VIC 3218
Manifold Heights Primary School is a government primary school in Manifold Heights, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 473 students. Its ICSEA is 1,082, 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: Manifold Heights Primary School, affectionately known as Mano, is a government Prep-6 school with roughly 470 students. Sources describe a community-minded school with strong home-school partnerships, an active School Council, a Parents and Friends committee and a student leadership team. Its stated mission is to engage and challenge students within a safe, respectful and positive environment.
Often praised
- Strong home-school partnerships
- Active parent community
- Student leadership team
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: high. 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 Manifold Heights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Spirit Parish School | Manifold Heights | Catholic primary | 0.3 km | 1,068 | 326 |
| Herne Hill Primary School | Hamlyn Heights | Public primary | 0.7 km | 1,023 | 271 |
| Newtown Primary School | Newtown | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,076 | 169 |
| St Patrick's School | Geelong West | Catholic primary | 1.2 km | 1,107 | 418 |
| Ashby Primary School | Geelong West | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,059 | 285 |
| The Geelong College | Newtown | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 1,156 | 1,573 |
| Fyans Park Primary School | Newtown | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,131 | 389 |
| Hamlyn Banks Primary School | Hamlyn Heights | Public primary | 2.1 km | 976 | 293 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarinda Primary School | Clarinda | Public primary · P-6 | 334 | 1,082 |
| Kororoit Creek Primary School | Burnside Heights | Public primary · P-6 | 1,069 | 1,082 |
| Roslyn Primary School | Belmont | Public primary · P-6 | 253 | 1,082 |
| Balnarring Primary School | Balnarring | Public primary · P-6 | 300 | 1,084 |
| Box Hill North Primary School | Box Hill North | Public primary · P-6 | 186 | 1,084 |
| Footscray North Primary School | Footscray | Public primary · P-6 | 618 | 1,080 |
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.