Mount Waverley Primary School
37-45 Park Lane, Mount Waverley VIC 3149
Mount Waverley Primary School is a government primary school in Mount Waverley, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 736 students. Its ICSEA is 1,165, 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: Mount Waverley Primary School, established in 1906, is a government Prep to Year 6 school in Mount Waverley with several hundred students. Public profiles describe an academic, inquiry-led culture with Japanese language immersion, strong STEM and digital technologies programs, and a bring-your-own-device model. The school acknowledges the Wurundjeri people as traditional custodians.
Often praised
- Japanese language immersion
- STEM and digital technologies
- Inquiry-led learning
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family School | Mount Waverley | Catholic primary | 0.9 km | 1,124 | 259 |
| Huntingtower School | Mt Waverley | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,201 | 785 |
| Mount Waverley Heights Primary School | Mount Waverley | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,119 | 466 |
| Syndal South Primary School | Mount Waverley | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,152 | 305 |
| Pinewood Primary School | Mount Waverley | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,161 | 890 |
| Mount Waverley North Primary School | Mount Waverley | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,142 | 539 |
| Essex Heights Primary School | Mount Waverley | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,150 | 597 |
| Christ Our Holy Redeemer School | Oakleigh East | Catholic primary | 2.3 km | 1,065 | 135 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn South Primary School | Hawthorn East | Public primary · P-6 | 512 | 1,165 |
| Bell Primary School | Preston | Public primary · P-6 | 467 | 1,165 |
| Hawthorn West Primary School | Hawthorn | Public primary · P-6 | 458 | 1,165 |
| Caulfield South Primary School | Caulfield South | Public primary · P-6 | 498 | 1,164 |
| Gardenvale Primary School | Brighton East | Public primary · P-6 | 617 | 1,164 |
| Northcote Primary School | Northcote | Public primary · P-6 | 317 | 1,166 |
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.