Highvale Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Glen Waverley, Victoria 3150 · Monash LGA
#20 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#29 of 4,908 nationally
About Highvale Primary School
Highvale Primary School is a public primary school located in Glen Waverley, Victoria (3150), within the Monash local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 368 students (192 girls and 176 boys).
Highvale Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1148, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 95th percentile of Australian schools. 60% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 32 teachers (25.4 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 14% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Highvale Primary School scores 85.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of primary schools nationally and 20th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (2nd of 34 in the Monash area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1148
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)60% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+14% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+20 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 Highvale Primary School's 368 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Highvale Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Highvale Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Highvale Secondary College
Glen Waverley · Government high school · 7-12
1,220 students · ICSEA 1114 · 221 m away
Holy Saviour Parish School
Vermont South · Catholic primary · Prep-6
133 students · 458 m away
Weeden Heights Primary School
Vermont South · Government primary · Prep-6
154 students · ICSEA 1141 · 884 m away
Glen Waverley Primary School
Glen Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
970 students · ICSEA 1141 · 1.1 km away
Camelot Rise Primary School
Glen Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
426 students · ICSEA 1150 · 1.2 km away
Glendal Primary School
Glen Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
886 students · ICSEA 1157 · 1.3 km away
Livingstone Primary School
Vermont South · Government primary · Prep-6
612 students · ICSEA 1142 · 1.6 km away
Glen Waverley Secondary College
Glen Waverley · Government high school · 7-12
2,417 students · ICSEA 1124 · 1.6 km away
Vermont South Special School
Vermont South · Government special · U
140 students · ICSEA 998 · 1.8 km away
Mount View Primary School
Glen Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
920 students · ICSEA 1146 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Carlton North Primary School
Carlton North · Government primary · Prep-6
297 students · ICSEA 1148
Mount Macedon Primary School
Mount Macedon · Government primary · Prep-6
131 students · ICSEA 1147
Burwood East Primary School
Burwood East · Government primary · Prep-6
520 students · ICSEA 1147
Elsternwick Primary School
Brighton · Government primary · Prep-6
463 students · ICSEA 1147
Princes Hill Primary School
Carlton North · Government primary · Prep-6
327 students · ICSEA 1147
Coburg West Primary School
Coburg · Government primary · Prep-6
370 students · ICSEA 1147
Frequently asked questions
Is Highvale Primary School a public or private school?
Highvale Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Highvale Primary School offer?
Highvale Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Highvale Primary School?
In 2025, Highvale Primary School had 368 enrolled students (192 girls, 176 boys), a change of 14% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Highvale Primary School?
Highvale Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1148. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Highvale Primary School rank in VIC?
Highvale Primary School ranks 20th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (85.6/100), and 29th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Highvale Primary School?
Highvale Primary School has about 14.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Highvale Primary School each year?
In 2025, Highvale Primary School had 43 students in Prep and 51 in Year 6.
Is Highvale Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Highvale Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Highvale Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Highvale Primary 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 Highvale Primary School?
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