The River School (Maleny)
251 Bridge Creek Road, Maleny QLD 4552
The River School (Maleny) is an independent primary school in Maleny, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 77 students. Its ICSEA is 1,074, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: The River School is an independent, values-led school on rainforest acreage with creek access, about four kilometres from Maleny, serving Pre-Kindy to Year 6. It follows a Neohumanist approach to whole-child development. Programs include STEAM, play-based learning, yoga and meditation, passion projects, theatre, and garden and farm-to-school activities, with a workshop shed and an Early Childhood Centre.
Often praised
- Neohumanist whole-child education
- Garden and outdoor learning
- STEAM and passion projects
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See The River School (Maleny) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maleny State School | Maleny | Public primary | 3.1 km | 1,050 | 409 |
| Montville State School | Montville | Public primary | 7.0 km | 1,072 | 91 |
| Palmwoods State School | Palmwoods | Public primary | 11.1 km | 1,030 | 485 |
| Eudlo State School | Eudlo | Public primary | 11.3 km | 1,007 | 110 |
| Mooloolah State School | Mooloolah Valley | Public primary | 11.9 km | 1,012 | 230 |
| Mapleton State School | Mapleton | Public primary | 12.2 km | 1,048 | 177 |
| Conondale State School | Conondale | Public primary | 12.5 km | 970 | 47 |
| Peachester State School | Peachester | Public primary | 12.7 km | 1,001 | 104 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in QLD
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caboolture Montessori School (Caboolture) | Caboolture | Independent primary · P-6 | 218 | 1,069 |
| Calvary Christian College (Springwood) | Springwood | Independent primary · P-6 | 952 | 1,069 |
| Living Faith Lutheran Primary School (Murrumba Downs) | Murrumba Downs | Independent primary · P-6 | 567 | 1,080 |
| Pine Community School (Arana Hills) | Arana Hills | Independent primary · P-6 | 103 | 1,080 |
| Josiah College (Carrara) | Carrara | Independent primary · 2-6 | 102 | 1,084 |
| Bethany Lutheran Primary School (Raceview) | Raceview | Independent primary · P-6 | 356 | 1,062 |
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.