Ripponlea Primary School
25 Carrington Grove, St Kilda East VIC 3183
Ripponlea Primary School is a government primary school in St Kilda East, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 274 students. Its ICSEA is 1,141, 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: Ripponlea Primary School is a government Prep-6 school in St Kilda East, opened in 1922. It has around 250 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio. An outside-school-hours care service operates on site, and the school serves a local community in Melbourne's inner south-east.
Often praised
- Small school size
- Long local history
- On-site outside-school-hours care
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caulfield Grammar School | St Kilda East | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.3 km | 1,157 | 3,555 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College | St Kilda East | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 1,086 | 489 |
| Yeshivah College | St Kilda East | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,073 | 362 |
| St Joseph's School | Elsternwick | Catholic primary | 0.9 km | 1,164 | 347 |
| Sholem Aleichem College | Elsternwick | Independent primary | 0.9 km | 1,168 | 96 |
| Adass Israel School | Elsternwick | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 932 | 382 |
| Caulfield Junior College | Caulfield North | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,160 | 533 |
| St Kilda Primary School | St Kilda | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,126 | 448 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Primary School | Blackburn | Public primary · P-6 | 463 | 1,141 |
| Glen Waverley Primary School | Glen Waverley | Public primary · P-6 | 929 | 1,141 |
| Heidelberg Primary School | Heidelberg | Public primary · P-6 | 450 | 1,141 |
| Toorak Primary School | Toorak | Public primary · P-6 | 442 | 1,141 |
| Weeden Heights Primary School | Vermont South | Public primary · P-6 | 154 | 1,141 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School | Ascot Vale | Public primary · P-6 | 277 | 1,140 |
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.