North Melbourne Primary School
210 Errol Street, North Melbourne VIC 3051
North Melbourne Primary School is a government primary school in North Melbourne, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 838 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,136, 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: North Melbourne Primary School is a government co-educational Prep-6 school operating across two campuses, on Errol Street and Molesworth Street. The Molesworth Street campus opened in 2023 as one of Melbourne's first vertical primary schools, designed for 525 students and including a 66-place kindergarten. The uniform is compulsory.
Often praised
- Vertical campus design
- Two inner-city campuses
- On-site kindergarten
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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 North Melbourne 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 Michael’s Primary School | North Melbourne | Catholic primary | 0.7 km | 1,098 | 236 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School | Carlton | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,133 | 432 |
| Carlton Primary School | Carlton | Public primary | 1.8 km | 957 | 126 |
| Docklands Primary School | Docklands | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,133 | 665 |
| Holy Rosary School | Kensington | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,149 | 242 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School | Flemington | Public primary | 2.0 km | 903 | 93 |
| Kensington Primary School | Kensington | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,153 | 421 |
| Carlton North Primary School | Carlton North | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,148 | 289 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coatesville Primary School | Bentleigh East | Public primary · P-6 | 789 | 1,136 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School | Moonee Ponds | Public primary · P-6 | 282 | 1,136 |
| Templeton Primary School | Wantirna | Public primary · P-6 | 728 | 1,136 |
| Antonio Park Primary School | Mitcham | Public primary · P-6 | 531 | 1,137 |
| Essendon Primary School | Essendon | Public primary · P-6 | 358 | 1,137 |
| Kerrimuir Primary School | Box Hill North | Public primary · P-6 | 563 | 1,137 |
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.