Wattle View Primary School
Wattletree Road, Ferntree Gully VIC 3156
Wattle View Primary School is a government primary school in Ferntree Gully, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 248 students. Its ICSEA is 1,006, 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: Wattle View Primary School, established in 1971 at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges in Ferntree Gully, has around 270 Prep to Year 6 students. Its vision is Learners for Life. Core values are Getting Along, Confidence, Organisation, Persistence and Resilience. English and maths are a focus, with inquiry learning and specialist PE, art, performing arts, STEM and Auslan.
Often praised
- Auslan and STEM specialists
- Inquiry-based learning
- Dandenong Ranges foothills location
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Gate Primary School | Ferntree Gully | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,072 | 428 |
| Fairhills Primary School | Ferntree Gully | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,004 | 94 |
| Heritage College Knox | Ferntree Gully | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 1,059 | 183 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Boronia | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,086 | 129 |
| Kent Park Primary School | Ferntree Gully | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,012 | 187 |
| Ferntree Gully North Primary School | Ferntree Gully | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,055 | 293 |
| Dillbadin Primary School | Boronia | Public primary | 1.9 km | 977 | 36 |
| St John the Baptist School | Ferntree Gully | Catholic primary | 2.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allansford and District Primary School | Allansford | Public primary · P-6 | 155 | 1,006 |
| Badger Creek Primary School | Healesville | Public primary · P-6 | 234 | 1,006 |
| Cranbourne East Primary School | Cranbourne East | Public primary · P-6 | 913 | 1,006 |
| Darnum Primary School | Darnum | Public primary · P-6 | 180 | 1,006 |
| Bendigo Primary School | Bendigo | Public primary · P-6 | 186 | 1,005 |
| Beulah Primary School | Beulah | Public primary · P-6 | 28 | 1,005 |
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.