Montessori East
Bondi NSW 2026
Montessori East is an independent primary school in Bondi, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 80 students. Its ICSEA is 1,188, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Montessori East is a non-denominational, co-educational Montessori school in Bondi, established in 1979. It offers a parent-and-child program for under-threes, preschool for ages three to six and a primary program for ages six to twelve. It describes itself as the only accredited Montessori school in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, following each child's developmental pace in partnership with families.
Often praised
- Authentic Montessori education
- Preschool through primary
- Established since 1979
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Montessori East 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondi Public School | Bondi | Public primary | 0.1 km | 1,139 | 464 |
| Bellevue Hill Public School | Bellevue Hill | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,156 | 573 |
| Bronte Public School | Bronte | Public primary | 0.9 km | 1,176 | 257 |
| Waverley College - Waterford Campus | Waverley | Independent primary | 1.0 km | — | — |
| Reddam House | Woollahra | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 1,203 | — |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Woollahra | Catholic primary | 1.2 km | 1,164 | 196 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley | Waverley | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,161 | 308 |
| Waverley Public School | Waverley | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,150 | 263 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northcross Christian School | Ryde | Independent primary · K-6 | 374 | 1,194 |
| Cameragal Montessori School | North Sydney | Independent primary · K-6 | 40 | 1,179 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School | Balmain | Independent primary · K-6 | 95 | 1,178 |
| Claremont College | Randwick | Independent primary · K-6 | 265 | 1,201 |
| Arden Anglican School, Junior Campus | Beecroft | Independent primary · K-12 | 997 | 1,173 |
| Toronto Adventist School | Toronto | Independent primary · K-6 | 43 | 1,173 |
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.