Mentone Primary School
6 Childers Street, Mentone VIC 3194
Mentone Primary School is a government primary school in Mentone, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 301 students. Its ICSEA is 1,112, 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: Mentone Primary School is a government Prep to Year 6 school with about 440 students. Programs include STEM, Auslan, and a Student Excellence Program for gifted learners. The school provides counselling and disability assessment support, and is known locally for its therapy dog and Story Dogs literacy programs.
Often praised
- Auslan and STEM programs
- Therapy dog program
- Gifted student program
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: medium. 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 Mentone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's School | Mentone | Catholic primary | 0.2 km | 1,116 | 460 |
| Mentone Grammar School | Mentone | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.5 km | 1,144 | 2,008 |
| Mentone Girls' Grammar School | Mentone | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,174 | 560 |
| Mentone Park Primary School | Mentone | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,099 | 172 |
| Parkdale Primary School | Parkdale | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,133 | 625 |
| Parktone Primary School | Parkdale | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,101 | 367 |
| Cheltenham East Primary School | Cheltenham | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,122 | 367 |
| Cheltenham Primary School | Cheltenham | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,116 | 381 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aireys Inlet Primary School | Aireys Inlet | Public primary · P-6 | 65 | 1,112 |
| Belmont Primary School | Belmont | Public primary · P-6 | 310 | 1,112 |
| Knox Gardens Primary School | Wantirna South | Public primary · P-6 | 424 | 1,112 |
| Merri-bek Primary School | Coburg | Public primary · P-6 | 374 | 1,112 |
| Montmorency South Primary School | Montmorency | Public primary · P-6 | 557 | 1,112 |
| Warrandyte Primary School | Warrandyte | Public primary · P-6 | 202 | 1,112 |
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.