William Ruthven Primary School
60 Merrilands Road, Reservoir VIC 3073
William Ruthven Primary School is a government primary school in Reservoir, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 138 students. Its ICSEA is 1,002, 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: William Ruthven Primary School is a government Prep to Year 6 school on Merrilands Road, Reservoir, formed in 2010 when Ruthven Primary and the primary section of Merrilands College merged. It is named after a local Victoria Cross recipient and parliamentarian. About 140 students attend, and around half come from language backgrounds other than English, giving a culturally diverse community.
Often praised
- Culturally diverse community
- Small class sizes
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph the Worker School | Reservoir North | Catholic primary | 1.1 km | 1,049 | 245 |
| Reservoir Primary School | Reservoir | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,070 | 320 |
| Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment | Reservoir | Independent primary | 1.7 km | 1,032 | 53 |
| Thomastown Primary School | Thomastown | Public primary | 1.8 km | 967 | 170 |
| Thomastown Meadows Primary School | Thomastown | Public primary | 1.8 km | 954 | 213 |
| Thomastown West Primary School | Thomastown | Public primary | 2.0 km | 970 | 185 |
| Reservoir Views Primary School | Reservoir | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,034 | 319 |
| St Clare's School | Thomastown West | Catholic primary | 2.1 km | 1,043 | 319 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenel Primary School | Avenel | Public primary · P-6 | 122 | 1,002 |
| Ballarat North Primary School | Ballarat | Public primary · P-6 | 312 | 1,002 |
| Dookie Primary School | Dookie | Public primary · P-6 | 9 | 1,002 |
| Eagle Point Primary School | Eagle Point | Public primary · P-6 | 168 | 1,002 |
| Jamieson Primary School | Jamieson | Public primary · P-6 | 14 | 1,002 |
| Lethbridge Primary School | Lethbridge | Public primary · P-6 | 100 | 1,002 |
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.