Parkwood Green Primary School
178 Community Hub, Hillside VIC 3037
Parkwood Green Primary School is a government primary school in Hillside, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 480 students. Its ICSEA is 1,014, 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: Parkwood Green Primary School is a government, co-educational primary school in Hillside, Victoria. It is described as a progressive, inquiry-led school that supports each student's learning needs and builds community, with a Kitchen Garden program connecting learning to real life. Before and after school care and vacation care are offered onsite by an external provider.
Often praised
- Kitchen Garden program
- Inquiry-led learning
- Onsite outside-school-hours care
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cana Catholic Primary School | Hillside | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,039 | 508 |
| Springside Primary School | Caroline Springs | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,019 | 927 |
| Sydenham - Hillside Primary School | Sydenham | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,012 | 993 |
| Southern Cross Grammar | Caroline Springs | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,136 | 904 |
| St George Preca School | Caroline Springs | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,047 | 728 |
| Taylors Hill Primary School | Taylors Hill | Public primary | 2.4 km | 1,027 | 562 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School | Sydenham | Catholic primary | 2.4 km | 1,067 | 476 |
| Gilson College | Taylors Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,073 | 1,102 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kananook Primary School | Seaford | Public primary · P-6 | 219 | 1,014 |
| Lilydale Primary School | Lilydale | Public primary · P-6 | 225 | 1,014 |
| Middle Indigo Primary School | Indigo Valley | Public primary · P-6 | 22 | 1,014 |
| Sunshine Primary School | Sunshine | Public primary · P-6 | 180 | 1,014 |
| Werribee Primary School | Werribee | Public primary · P-6 | 499 | 1,014 |
| Woodside Primary School | Woodside | Public primary · P-6 | 42 | 1,014 |
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.