Whitehorse Primary School
70-86 Junction Road, Blackburn North VIC 3130
Whitehorse Primary School is a government primary school in Blackburn North, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 266 students. Its ICSEA is 1,123, 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: Whitehorse Primary School is a co-educational government school for Prep to Grade 6 in Blackburn North, with about 400 students. It moved to new buildings in 2012. Facilities include an art room, music room with stage, gymnasium and a Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden. Specialists teach Visual Arts, Music, Chinese, Science and Physical Education, and a kindergarten and OSHC operate on site.
Often praised
- Chinese language program
- Kitchen garden and gymnasium
- On-site kindergarten and OSHC
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: high. 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 Philip's School | Blackburn North | Catholic primary | 0.0 km | 1,137 | 40 |
| Donvale Primary School | Donvale | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,120 | 279 |
| Old Orchard Primary School | Blackburn North | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,127 | 413 |
| Blackburn Primary School | Blackburn | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,141 | 463 |
| Beverley Hills Primary School | Doncaster East | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,153 | 802 |
| Nunawading Christian College-Primary | Nunawading | Independent primary | 1.6 km | 1,101 | 343 |
| St Thomas The Apostle School | Blackburn | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,130 | 185 |
| Ss Peter & Paul's School | Doncaster East | Catholic primary | 2.2 km | 1,088 | 60 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamstown Primary School | Williamstown | Public primary · P-6 | 448 | 1,123 |
| Belle Vue Primary School | Balwyn North | Public primary · P-6 | 121 | 1,122 |
| Cheltenham East Primary School | Cheltenham | Public primary · P-6 | 367 | 1,122 |
| Wattle Park Primary School | Burwood | Public primary · P-6 | 245 | 1,122 |
| Doncaster Primary School | Doncaster | Public primary · P-6 | 560 | 1,125 |
| Footscray City Primary School | Footscray | Public primary · P-6 | 442 | 1,125 |
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.