Newlands Primary School
2-26 Murphy Street, Preston VIC 3072
Newlands Primary School is a government primary school in Preston, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 486 students. Its ICSEA is 1,146, 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: Newlands Primary School is a government Prep to Year 6 school in Preston, Victoria, with about 440 students. It offers a Spanish bilingual immersion program alongside mainstream classes. Its curriculum is described as grounded in evidence-based teaching and a strong bilingual approach, with English, mathematics and specialist programs. The school building is also noted by an architectural heritage organisation.
Often praised
- Spanish bilingual immersion program
- Evidence-based teaching approach
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 Newlands 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 Raphael's School | Preston West | Catholic primary | 0.8 km | 1,096 | 287 |
| Reservoir West Primary School | Reservoir | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,068 | 574 |
| Preston West Primary School | Preston | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,135 | 675 |
| St Paul's School | Coburg | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 1,097 | 200 |
| Australian International Academy of Education | Coburg | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,071 | 2,215 |
| Fawkner Primary School | Fawkner | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,020 | 216 |
| Coburg Primary School | Coburg | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,113 | 338 |
| Bell Primary School | Preston | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,165 | 467 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentleigh West Primary School | Bentleigh | Public primary · P-6 | 785 | 1,146 |
| Brighton Beach Primary School | Brighton | Public primary · P-6 | 233 | 1,146 |
| Carnegie Primary School | Carnegie | Public primary · P-6 | 539 | 1,146 |
| Mount View Primary School | Glen Waverley | Public primary · P-6 | 845 | 1,146 |
| Burwood East Primary School | Burwood East | Public primary · P-6 | 471 | 1,147 |
| Chatham Primary School | Surrey Hills | Public primary · P-6 | 193 | 1,147 |
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.