Preston Primary School
240 Tyler Street, Preston VIC 3072
Preston Primary School is a government primary school in Preston, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 646 students. Its ICSEA is 1,113, 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: Preston Primary School in Preston, Victoria was established in 1875 and has a long history of state education, once being among the largest schools in the state. It is a government school with Prep to Grade 6 classes, and received state funding of $3.7 million in the 2023-24 budget to build a new arts building for students.
Often praised
- Over 140 years of history
- New arts building
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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 Preston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Name School | Preston East | Catholic primary | 0.7 km | 1,078 | 205 |
| St Gabriel's School | Reservoir | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,060 | 149 |
| Preston West Primary School | Preston | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,135 | 675 |
| Reservoir East Primary School | Reservoir | Public primary | 1.5 km | 935 | 285 |
| St Raphael's School | Preston West | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,096 | 287 |
| Sacred Heart School | Preston | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,090 | 117 |
| Preston North East Primary School | East Preston | Public primary | 1.7 km | 955 | 200 |
| Preston South Primary School | Preston | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,127 | 421 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coburg Primary School | Coburg | Public primary · P-6 | 338 | 1,113 |
| Aireys Inlet Primary School | Aireys Inlet | Public primary · P-6 | 65 | 1,112 |
| Belmont Primary School | Belmont | Public primary · P-6 | 310 | 1,112 |
| Knox Gardens Primary School | Wantirna South | Public primary · P-6 | 424 | 1,112 |
| Malvern Valley Primary School | Malvern East | Public primary · P-6 | 231 | 1,114 |
| Mentone Primary School | Mentone | Public primary · P-6 | 301 | 1,112 |
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.