River Gum Primary School
63 Fordholm Road, Hampton Park VIC 3976
River Gum Primary School is a government primary school in Hampton Park, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 511 students. Its ICSEA is 910, 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: River Gum Primary School is a government Prep to Year 6 school in Hampton Park with about 548 students. Its motto is Together we can for every child, every day, in every classroom, with a focus on literacy and numeracy and 21st century learning. Facilities include a performing arts centre hosting a multimedia program, a gymnasium, running track, oval and community playground.
Often praised
- Performing arts centre and multimedia
- Gymnasium, track and oval
- Literacy and numeracy focus
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See River Gum 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 Kevin's School | Hampton Park | Catholic primary | 0.8 km | 1,040 | 479 |
| Hampton Park Primary School | Hampton Park | Public primary | 0.8 km | 930 | 444 |
| Coral Park Primary School | Hampton Park | Public primary | 1.6 km | 923 | 379 |
| Kilberry Valley Primary School | Hampton Park | Public primary | 1.7 km | 954 | 367 |
| Lynbrook Primary School | Lynbrook | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,011 | 731 |
| Narre Warren South P-12 College | Narre Warren South | Public k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 918 | 2,319 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School | Lynbrook | Catholic primary | 2.8 km | 1,042 | 315 |
| Hallam Primary School | Hallam | Public primary | 3.7 km | 939 | 432 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Sport Primary School | Loch Sport | Public primary · 1-6 | 22 | 910 |
| Mahogany Rise Primary School | Frankston North | Public primary · P-6 | 180 | 909 |
| Warrenheip Primary School | Warrenheip | Public primary · P-6 | 30 | 909 |
| Broadmeadows Valley Primary School | Broadmeadows | Public primary · P-6 | 191 | 912 |
| Churchill North Primary School | Churchill | Public primary · P-6 | 123 | 908 |
| Kangaroo Flat Primary School | Kangaroo Flat | Public primary · P-6 | 295 | 908 |
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.