Yarra Road Primary School
222 - 228 Yarra Road, Croydon North VIC 3136
Yarra Road Primary School is a government primary school in Croydon North, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 234 students. Its ICSEA is 1,060, 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: Yarra Road Primary School is a government Prep to Year 6 school in Croydon North, Victoria, with around 244 students. It began in 1925 as a single classroom set among gum trees and native flora. The school has an on-site outside school hours care service offering before school, after school and vacation care for up to 30 children.
Often praised
- Outside school hours care
- Bush setting
- Long local history
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Hills Primary School | Croydon Hills | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,095 | 750 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School | Croydon Hills | Independent primary | 1.8 km | 1,147 | 658 |
| Village School | Croydon North | Independent primary | 2.0 km | 1,089 | 68 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar | Ringwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,155 | 1,899 |
| Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School | Warranwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,097 | 470 |
| Warranwood Primary School | Warranwood | Public primary | 2.4 km | 1,089 | 324 |
| Oxley Christian College | Chirnside Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,119 | 838 |
| Kalinda Primary School | Ringwood | Public primary | 3.0 km | 1,097 | 395 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowville Primary School | Rowville | Public primary · P-6 | 433 | 1,060 |
| Ashby Primary School | Geelong West | Public primary · P-6 | 285 | 1,059 |
| Barayip Primary School | Tarneit | Public primary · P-6 | 385 | 1,059 |
| Chelsea Heights Primary School | Chelsea Heights | Public primary · P-6 | 426 | 1,059 |
| Emerald Primary School | Emerald | Public primary · P-6 | 451 | 1,061 |
| Garrang Wilam Primary School | Truganina | Public primary · P-6 | 588 | 1,061 |
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.