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Top 100 public primary schools in Melbourne (2025)

Government schools offering primary years. Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 100 schools shown out of all eligible public primary schools in Melbourne.

  1. 1
    92
    Brunswick South Primary SchoolBrunswick East · Government PrimaryICSEA 1171 · 317 students
  2. 2
    92
    Newlands Primary SchoolPreston · Government PrimaryICSEA 1146 · 437 students
  3. 3
    91
    South Melbourne Primary SchoolSouthbank · Government PrimaryICSEA 1144 · 502 students
  4. 4
    89
    Murrumbeena Primary SchoolMurrumbeena · Government PrimaryICSEA 1161 · 555 students
  5. 5
    89
    Preston South Primary SchoolPreston · Government PrimaryICSEA 1127 · 397 students
  6. 6
    89
    Blackburn Lake Primary SchoolBlackburn · Government PrimaryICSEA 1170 · 542 students
  7. 7
    88
    Canterbury Primary SchoolCanterbury · Government PrimaryICSEA 1192 · 639 students
  8. 8
    87
    Sandringham Primary SchoolSandringham · Government PrimaryICSEA 1158 · 540 students
  9. 9
    86
    Camberwell South Primary SchoolGlen Iris · Government PrimaryICSEA 1183 · 423 students
  10. 10
    86
    Kew East Primary SchoolKew East · Government PrimaryICSEA 1183 · 404 students
  11. 11
    86
    Abbotsford Primary SchoolAbbotsford · Government PrimaryICSEA 1143 · 168 students
  12. 12
    86
    Docklands Primary SchoolDocklands · Government PrimaryICSEA 1133 · 616 students
  13. 13
    86
    Mount Waverley North Primary SchoolMount Waverley · Government PrimaryICSEA 1142 · 541 students
  14. 14
    86
    Highvale Primary SchoolGlen Waverley · Government PrimaryICSEA 1148 · 368 students
  15. 15
    85
    Caulfield South Primary SchoolCaulfield South · Government PrimaryICSEA 1164 · 472 students
  16. 16
    85
    Hartwell Primary SchoolCamberwell · Government PrimaryICSEA 1191 · 570 students
  17. 17
    85
    Mckinnon Primary SchoolOrmond · Government PrimaryICSEA 1156 · 794 students
  18. 18
    85
    Fairfield Primary SchoolFairfield · Government PrimaryICSEA 1170 · 556 students
  19. 19
    84
    Spensley Street Primary SchoolClifton Hill · Government PrimaryICSEA 1170 · 261 students
  20. 20
    84
    Mount Macedon Primary SchoolMount Macedon · Government PrimaryICSEA 1147 · 131 students
  21. 21
    84
    Rosanna Golf Links Primary SchoolRosanna · Government PrimaryICSEA 1133 · 557 students
  22. 22
    84
    Malvern Central SchoolMalvern · Government PrimaryICSEA 1163 · 529 students
  23. 23
    84
    Rangeview Primary SchoolMitcham · Government PrimaryICSEA 1155 · 689 students
  24. 24
    84
    Brunswick East Primary SchoolBrunswick East · Government PrimaryICSEA 1162 · 279 students
  25. 25
    84
    Vermont Primary SchoolVermont · Government PrimaryICSEA 1161 · 752 students
  26. 26
    83
    Caulfield Junior CollegeCaulfield North · Government PrimaryICSEA 1160 · 536 students
  27. 27
    83
    Oakleigh South Primary SchoolOakleigh South · Government PrimaryICSEA 1163 · 1,038 students
  28. 28
    83
    Bentleigh West Primary SchoolBentleigh · Government PrimaryICSEA 1146 · 788 students
  29. 29
    83
    Pascoe Vale South Primary SchoolPascoe Vale South · Government PrimaryICSEA 1108 · 308 students
  30. 30
    83
    Essex Heights Primary SchoolMount Waverley · Government PrimaryICSEA 1150 · 617 students
  31. 31
    83
    Kew Primary SchoolKew · Government PrimaryICSEA 1151 · 512 students
  32. 32
    83
    Camberwell Primary SchoolCamberwell · Government PrimaryICSEA 1194 · 552 students
  33. 33
    83
    Clifton Hill Primary SchoolClifton Hill · Government PrimaryICSEA 1186 · 691 students
  34. 34
    83
    Coburg Primary SchoolCoburg · Government PrimaryICSEA 1113 · 346 students
  35. 35
    83
    Mount Waverley Primary SchoolMount Waverley · Government PrimaryICSEA 1165 · 751 students
  36. 36
    83
    Balwyn North Primary SchoolBalwyn North · Government PrimaryICSEA 1139 · 554 students
  37. 37
    83
    Beaumaris Primary SchoolBeaumaris · Government PrimaryICSEA 1134 · 558 students
  38. 38
    83
    Brunswick South West Primary SchoolBrunswick West · Government PrimaryICSEA 1168 · 430 students
  39. 39
    83
    Kerrimuir Primary SchoolBox Hill North · Government PrimaryICSEA 1137 · 572 students
  40. 40
    82
    Lloyd Street Primary SchoolMalvern East · Government PrimaryICSEA 1180 · 385 students
  41. 41
    82
    Templestowe Heights Primary SchoolTemplestowe Lower · Government PrimaryICSEA 1132 · 544 students
  42. 42
    82
    Antonio Park Primary SchoolMitcham · Government PrimaryICSEA 1137 · 529 students
  43. 43
    82
    Flemington Primary SchoolFlemington · Government PrimaryICSEA 1140 · 328 students
  44. 44
    82
    Auburn Primary SchoolHawthorn East · Government PrimaryICSEA 1162 · 381 students
  45. 45
    82
    Hawthorn West Primary SchoolHawthorn · Government PrimaryICSEA 1165 · 454 students
  46. 46
    82
    Coatesville Primary SchoolBentleigh East · Government PrimaryICSEA 1136 · 795 students
  47. 47
    82
    Mitcham Primary SchoolMitcham · Government PrimaryICSEA 1127 · 490 students
  48. 48
    81
    Ascot Vale Primary SchoolAscot Vale · Government PrimaryICSEA 1140 · 265 students
  49. 49
    81
    Kensington Primary SchoolKensington · Government PrimaryICSEA 1153 · 427 students
  50. 50
    81
    Ormond Primary SchoolOrmond · Government PrimaryICSEA 1158 · 318 students
  51. 51
    81
    Hughesdale Primary SchoolHughesdale · Government PrimaryICSEA 1144 · 572 students
  52. 52
    81
    Viewbank Primary SchoolViewbank · Government PrimaryICSEA 1138 · 656 students
  53. 53
    81
    Brunswick North Primary SchoolBrunswick West · Government PrimaryICSEA 1151 · 441 students
  54. 54
    81
    Malvern Primary SchoolMalvern East · Government PrimaryICSEA 1163 · 563 students
  55. 55
    81
    Coburg West Primary SchoolCoburg · Government PrimaryICSEA 1147 · 370 students
  56. 56
    81
    Edithvale Primary SchoolEdithvale · Government PrimaryICSEA 1100 · 525 students
  57. 57
    81
    Pinewood Primary SchoolMount Waverley · Government PrimaryICSEA 1161 · 947 students
  58. 58
    81
    Carlton North Primary SchoolCarlton North · Government PrimaryICSEA 1148 · 297 students
  59. 59
    81
    Doncaster Primary SchoolDoncaster · Government PrimaryICSEA 1125 · 543 students
  60. 60
    81
    Heidelberg Primary SchoolHeidelberg · Government PrimaryICSEA 1141 · 498 students
  61. 61
    81
    Mount Waverley Heights Primary SchoolMount Waverley · Government PrimaryICSEA 1119 · 443 students
  62. 62
    80
    Brighton Primary SchoolBrighton · Government PrimaryICSEA 1153 · 550 students
  63. 63
    80
    Merri Creek Primary SchoolFitzroy North · Government PrimaryICSEA 1186 · 442 students
  64. 64
    80
    Valkstone Primary SchoolBentleigh East · Government PrimaryICSEA 1156 · 668 students
  65. 65
    80
    Alphington Primary SchoolAlphington · Government PrimaryICSEA 1173 · 365 students
  66. 66
    80
    Balwyn Primary SchoolBalwyn · Government PrimaryICSEA 1171 · 574 students
  67. 67
    80
    Yarra Primary SchoolRichmond · Government PrimaryICSEA 1134 · 249 students
  68. 68
    80
    Banyule Primary SchoolRosanna · Government PrimaryICSEA 1161 · 618 students
  69. 69
    80
    Bell Primary SchoolPreston · Government PrimaryICSEA 1165 · 440 students
  70. 70
    80
    Moonee Ponds Primary SchoolMoonee Ponds · Government PrimaryICSEA 1145 · 290 students
  71. 71
    80
    Heathmont East Primary SchoolHeathmont · Government PrimaryICSEA 1127 · 570 students
  72. 72
    80
    South Yarra Primary SchoolSouth Yarra · Government PrimaryICSEA 1152 · 435 students
  73. 73
    80
    Auburn South Primary SchoolHawthorn East · Government PrimaryICSEA 1165 · 549 students
  74. 74
    80
    Burwood Heights Primary SchoolBurwood East · Government PrimaryICSEA 1107 · 442 students
  75. 75
    80
    Eltham East Primary SchoolEltham · Government PrimaryICSEA 1143 · 652 students
  76. 76
    80
    Glen Iris Primary SchoolGlen Iris · Government PrimaryICSEA 1174 · 408 students
  77. 77
    80
    Glenferrie Primary SchoolHawthorn · Government PrimaryICSEA 1160 · 244 students
  78. 78
    80
    Ivanhoe Primary SchoolIvanhoe · Government PrimaryICSEA 1157 · 557 students
  79. 79
    80
    Spotswood Primary SchoolSpotswood · Government PrimaryICSEA 1117 · 289 students
  80. 80
    79
    Coburg North Primary SchoolCoburg · Government PrimaryICSEA 1128 · 509 students
  81. 81
    79
    Glen Huntly Primary SchoolGlen Huntly · Government PrimaryICSEA 1151 · 308 students
  82. 82
    79
    Le Page Primary SchoolCheltenham · Government PrimaryICSEA 1080 · 215 students
  83. 83
    79
    Moorabbin Primary SchoolMoorabbin · Government PrimaryICSEA 1108 · 545 students
  84. 84
    79
    Caulfield Primary SchoolCaulfield South · Government PrimaryICSEA 1133 · 312 students
  85. 85
    79
    Essendon Primary SchoolEssendon · Government PrimaryICSEA 1137 · 387 students
  86. 86
    79
    Kunyung Primary SchoolMount Eliza · Government PrimaryICSEA 1115 · 762 students
  87. 87
    79
    Donburn Primary SchoolDoncaster East · Government PrimaryICSEA 1133 · 550 students
  88. 88
    79
    Eastwood Primary SchoolRingwood East · Government PrimaryICSEA 1092 · 555 students
  89. 89
    79
    Fitzroy North Primary SchoolFitzroy North · Government PrimaryICSEA 1150 · 363 students
  90. 90
    79
    Port Melbourne Primary SchoolPort Melbourne · Government PrimaryICSEA 1134 · 697 students
  91. 91
    79
    Weeden Heights Primary SchoolVermont South · Government PrimaryICSEA 1141 · 154 students
  92. 92
    79
    Wheelers Hill Primary SchoolWheelers Hill · Government PrimaryICSEA 1151 · 699 students
  93. 93
    79
    Camelot Rise Primary SchoolGlen Waverley · Government PrimaryICSEA 1150 · 426 students
  94. 94
    79
    Milgate Primary SchoolDoncaster East · Government PrimaryICSEA 1144 · 742 students
  95. 95
    79
    Westgarth Primary SchoolNorthcote · Government PrimaryICSEA 1204 · 550 students
  96. 96
    79
    Birralee Primary SchoolDoncaster · Government PrimaryICSEA 1163 · 576 students
  97. 97
    79
    Blackburn Primary SchoolBlackburn · Government PrimaryICSEA 1141 · 440 students
  98. 98
    79
    Burwood East Primary SchoolBurwood East · Government PrimaryICSEA 1147 · 520 students
  99. 99
    79
    Hampton Primary SchoolHampton · Government PrimaryICSEA 1168 · 628 students
  100. 100
    79
    Brighton Beach Primary SchoolBrighton · Government PrimaryICSEA 1146 · 264 students

There are 664 public primary schools in Melbourne eligible for this list; the top 100 are shown. Brunswick South Primary School in Brunswick East is ranked first with a Success Index of 92.3 and an ICSEA of 1171. 100 of the top 100 are government schools and 0 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1150.

The top 10 public primary schools in Melbourne for 2025 are: 1. Brunswick South Primary School (Brunswick East); 2. Newlands Primary School (Preston); 3. South Melbourne Primary School (Southbank); 4. Murrumbeena Primary School (Murrumbeena); 5. Preston South Primary School (Preston); 6. Blackburn Lake Primary School (Blackburn); 7. Canterbury Primary School (Canterbury); 8. Sandringham Primary School (Sandringham); 9. Camberwell South Primary School (Glen Iris); 10. Kew East Primary School (Kew East).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best public primary school in Melbourne?

Brunswick South Primary School in Brunswick East ranks first among public primary schools in Melbourne with a Success Index of 92.3 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1171.

How are public primary schools in Melbourne ranked?

Each school's Success Index combines five factors from ACARA's 2025 school profile data: ICSEA (50%), share of students in the top socio-educational quarter (15%), students per teacher (15%), five-year enrolment growth (10%) and five-year ICSEA trend (10%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type nationally. Schools with fewer than 80 students are excluded.

How many public schools are in the top 100 public primary schools in Melbourne?

100 of the top 100 public primary schools in Melbourne are government schools; 0 are Catholic or independent.

Do these rankings include NAPLAN or ATAR results?

Not yet. ACARA does not publish school-level NAPLAN results in bulk, and ATAR results are released by state authorities in different formats. The Success Index uses the measures ACARA publishes for every school so that all schools are compared on identical data. Where a school publishes its own results we link to its website.