Village School
9-13 Holloway Road, Croydon North VIC 3136
Village School is an independent primary school in Croydon North, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 68 students. Its ICSEA is 1,089, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Village School is a small democratic Prep to Year 6 primary school of about 70 students on eight acres of bushland in Croydon North. Learning is child-led, with students shaping their learning through choice and reflection, outdoor and nature-based experiences with animals, and weekly music and art culminating in whole-school performances.
Often praised
- Democratic child-led learning
- Eight-acre bush setting
- Weekly arts performances
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 Village 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxley Christian College | Chirnside Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,119 | 838 |
| Manchester Primary School | Mooroolbark | Public primary | 1.6 km | 955 | 145 |
| Yarra Road Primary School | Croydon North | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,060 | 234 |
| Chirnside Park Primary School | Chirnside Park | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,040 | 416 |
| Croydon Hills Primary School | Croydon Hills | Public primary | 2.4 km | 1,095 | 750 |
| Bimbadeen Heights Primary School | Mooroolbark | Public primary | 2.6 km | 1,039 | 557 |
| Mooroolbark Grammar | Mooroolbark | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 997 | 39 |
| Rolling Hills Primary School | Mooroolbark | Public primary | 2.9 km | 1,046 | 418 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Grammar | Clyde North | Independent primary · P-5 | 312 | 1,088 |
| Koonwarra Village School | Koonwarra | Independent primary · P-6 | 64 | 1,092 |
| Freshwater Creek Steiner School | Freshwater Creek | Independent primary · P-6 | 144 | 1,094 |
| Beechworth Montessori School | Beechworth | Independent primary · P-6 | 87 | 1,081 |
| Dandenong Ranges Steiner School | Emerald | Independent primary · P-6 | 151 | 1,080 |
| Fitra Community School | Clayton South | Independent primary · P-6 | 68 | 1,099 |
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.