The Basin Primary School
Cnr Liverpool Road & Mountain Highway, The Basin VIC 3154
The Basin Primary School is a government primary school in The Basin, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 559 students. Its ICSEA is 1,042, 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: The Basin Primary School is a government Prep-6 school on Mountain Highway in The Basin, in Melbourne's outer east. It has around 580 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13 to 1. A small share of students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander or have a language background other than English.
Often praised
- Low student-teacher ratio
- Mid-sized community school
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: low. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | The Basin | Catholic primary | 0.5 km | 1,069 | 255 |
| Boronia Heights Primary School | Boronia | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,051 | 489 |
| Fernbrook School | The Basin | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,049 | 78 |
| Boronia K-12 College | Boronia | Public k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 982 | 458 |
| Ghilgai School | Kilsyth | Independent primary | 2.4 km | 1,061 | 94 |
| Bayswater North Primary School | Bayswater North | Public primary | 2.6 km | 1,015 | 199 |
| Dillbadin Primary School | Boronia | Public primary | 2.8 km | 977 | 36 |
| Ferntree Gully North Primary School | Ferntree Gully | Public primary | 2.9 km | 1,055 | 293 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick Chase Primary School | Berwick | Public primary · P-6 | 665 | 1,042 |
| Black Hill Primary School | Ballarat | Public primary · P-6 | 370 | 1,042 |
| Grayling Primary School | Clyde North | Public primary · P-6 | 718 | 1,042 |
| Truganina South Primary School | Truganina | Public primary · P-6 | 537 | 1,042 |
| Eppalock Primary School | Axe Creek | Public primary · P-6 | 50 | 1,043 |
| Frankston Heights Primary School | Frankston | Public primary · P-6 | 422 | 1,043 |
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.