Southside Montessori School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Riverwood, New South Wales 2210 · Georges River LGA
About Southside Montessori School
Southside Montessori School is an independent primary school located in Riverwood, New South Wales (2210), within the Georges River local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 32 students (12 girls and 20 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Southside Montessori School has an ICSEA value of 1110, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 87th percentile of Australian schools. 47% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (3.4 full-time equivalent) and 2 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 33% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Southside Montessori School scores 76.6 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1110
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)47% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+33% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+32 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Southside Montessori School's 32 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Southside Montessori School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Southside Montessori School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Riverwood Public School
Riverwood · Government primary · P-6
126 students · ICSEA 958 · 613 m away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Riverwood · Catholic primary · K-6
450 students · ICSEA 1083 · 992 m away
Peakhurst West Public School
Peakhurst · Government primary · K-6
291 students · ICSEA 1023 · 1.2 km away
Padstow Park Public School
Padstow · Government primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1019 · 1.3 km away
Padstow North Public School
Padstow · Government primary · K-6
305 students · ICSEA 1036 · 1.4 km away
Hannans Road Public School
Riverwood · Government primary · K-6
106 students · ICSEA 987 · 1.5 km away
St Therese Catholic Primary School
Padstow · Catholic primary · K-6
200 students · ICSEA 1079 · 1.7 km away
Peakhurst Public School
Peakhurst · Government primary · K-6
412 students · ICSEA 1043 · 1.7 km away
Georges River College Peakhurst Campus
Peakhurst · Government high school · 7-10
758 students · ICSEA 1008 · 2.0 km away
Padstow Heights Public School
Padstow · Government primary · K-6
297 students · ICSEA 1053 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
The Children's House Montessori
North Ryde · Independent primary · K
8 students · ICSEA 1110
Hurstville Adventist School
Hurstville · Independent primary · K-6
166 students · ICSEA 1114
Barrenjoey Montessori School
Avalon · Independent primary · K-6
50 students · ICSEA 1115
Blue Gum Community School
Hornsby · Independent primary · K-2
21 students · ICSEA 1105
Westmead Christian Grammar School
Westmead · Independent primary · K-6
196 students · ICSEA 1117
St Peter's Anglican Grammar
Campbelltown · Independent primary · K-6
428 students · ICSEA 1118
Frequently asked questions
Is Southside Montessori School a public or private school?
Southside Montessori School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Southside Montessori School offer?
Southside Montessori School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Southside Montessori School?
In 2025, Southside Montessori School had 32 enrolled students (12 girls, 20 boys), a change of 33% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Southside Montessori School?
Southside Montessori School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1110. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Southside Montessori School?
Southside Montessori School has about 9.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Southside Montessori School each year?
In 2025, Southside Montessori School had 3 students in Kindergarten and 2 in Year 6.
Is Southside Montessori School co-ed?
Yes. Southside Montessori School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Southside Montessori School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Southside Montessori School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Southside Montessori School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Bankstown, about 4.0 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.