Upwey Primary School
15 Darling Avenue, Upwey VIC 3158
Upwey Primary School is a government primary school in Upwey, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 124 students. Its ICSEA is 1,114, 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: Upwey Primary School is a government Prep to Year 6 school in Upwey, in Melbourne's Dandenong Ranges foothills, with about 129 students. It is noted for music and performing arts, a STEM program and Japanese language instruction. Published learning results are well above the national average, and the community includes families from a range of language backgrounds.
Often praised
- Music and performing arts
- STEM and Japanese
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tecoma Primary School | Tecoma | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,080 | 354 |
| Upwey South Primary School | Upwey | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,078 | 349 |
| Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School | Upper Ferntree Gully | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,038 | 85 |
| St Thomas More's School | Belgrave | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 1,089 | 101 |
| Ferny Creek Primary School | Ferny Creek | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,111 | 119 |
| Belgrave Heights Christian School | Belgrave Heights | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,078 | 776 |
| Selby Primary School | Selby | Public primary | 3.2 km | 1,109 | 154 |
| St John the Baptist School | Ferntree Gully | Catholic primary | 3.7 km | 1,075 | 221 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern Valley Primary School | Malvern East | Public primary · P-6 | 231 | 1,114 |
| Coburg Primary School | Coburg | Public primary · P-6 | 338 | 1,113 |
| Footscray Primary School | Footscray | Public primary · P-6 | 339 | 1,115 |
| Kunyung Primary School | Mount Eliza | Public primary · P-6 | 769 | 1,115 |
| Point Lonsdale Primary School | Point Lonsdale | Public primary · P-6 | 133 | 1,115 |
| Preston Primary School | Preston | Public primary · P-6 | 646 | 1,113 |
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.