Preston West Primary School
383 Murray Road, Preston VIC 3072
Preston West Primary School is a government primary school in Preston, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 675 students. Its ICSEA is 1,135, 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 West Primary School is a co-educational government school in Preston, Victoria, teaching Prep to Year 6 with about 670 students. Opened in 1915, it retains its original brick building and has a gymnasium built in 2010 that also houses a music room and before and after school care.
Often praised
- Historic 1915 school
- Gymnasium and music room
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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 West 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 | 0.4 km | 1,096 | 287 |
| St John's College Preston | Preston | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,066 | 345 |
| Sacred Heart School | Preston | Catholic primary | 1.1 km | 1,090 | 117 |
| Newlands Primary School | Preston | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,146 | 486 |
| Bell Primary School | Preston | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,165 | 467 |
| Preston Primary School | Preston | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,113 | 646 |
| Preston South Primary School | Preston | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,127 | 421 |
| Reservoir West Primary School | Reservoir | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,068 | 574 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham East Primary School | Sandringham | Public primary · P-6 | 397 | 1,135 |
| Williamstown North Primary School | Williamstown | Public primary · P-6 | 624 | 1,135 |
| Beaumaris Primary School | Beaumaris | Public primary · P-6 | 565 | 1,134 |
| 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 |
| North Melbourne Primary School | North Melbourne | Public primary · P-6 | 838 | 1,136 |
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.