Kamaruka
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025South Yarra, Victoria 3141 · Stonnington LGA
About Kamaruka
Kamaruka is an independent boys' special school located in South Yarra, Victoria (3141), within the Stonnington local government area. It caters for students from 2 to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 35 students. The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
Kamaruka has an ICSEA value of 1094, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 83rd percentile of Australian schools. 34% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (7.8 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 20% over the past five years.
Kamaruka is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Kamaruka's 35 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Kamaruka have changed over the past decade.
Free academic assessment
Is your child on track at Kamaruka?
Rankings tell you about a school community. A free Success Tutoring assessment tells you about your child: exactly where they are in English and Maths, where the gaps are, and a plan to close them. Small-group, Australian-curriculum tutoring with no lock-in contracts.
- Personalised learning plan mapped to the Australian Curriculum
- English & Maths from Kindergarten to Year 12
- Flexible memberships, no lock-in contracts
- Your nearest centre: Success Tutoring Hawthorn
Schools near Kamaruka
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Melbourne High School
South Yarra · Government high school · 9-12
1,402 students · ICSEA 1195 · 225 m away
Centre for Higher Education Studies
South Yarra · Government high school · 10-12
468 students · ICSEA 1079 · 227 m away
Melbourne Girls Grammar
South Yarra · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,046 students · ICSEA 1181 · 817 m away
Richmond Primary School
Richmond · Government primary · Prep-6
316 students · ICSEA 1150 · 893 m away
Christ Church Grammar School
South Yarra · Independent primary · Prep-6
287 students · ICSEA 1213 · 1.1 km away
South Yarra Primary School
South Yarra · Government primary · Prep-6
435 students · ICSEA 1152 · 1.1 km away
Toorak Primary School
Toorak · Government primary · Prep-6
439 students · ICSEA 1141 · 1.4 km away
Prahran High School
Windsor · Government high school · 7-12
564 students · ICSEA 1080 · 1.7 km away
Ignatius Learning Centre
Richmond · Catholic high school · 11-12
41 students · 1.7 km away
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School
Richmond · Independent special · 7-8
42 students · ICSEA 761 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
St Paul's College
Balwyn · Independent special · U
50 students · ICSEA 1090
The Currajong School
Malvern East · Independent special · Prep-6
41 students · ICSEA 1089
Rossbourne School
Hawthorn · Independent special · 7-12
147 students · ICSEA 1100
Lyrebird College
Coldstream · Independent special · U
20 students · ICSEA 1102
Berengarra School
Box Hill North · Independent special · 7-12
61 students · ICSEA 1084
Mastery Schools Victoria
Bundoora · Independent special · 4-9
62 students · ICSEA 1082
Frequently asked questions
Is Kamaruka a public or private school?
Kamaruka is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
What year levels does Kamaruka offer?
Kamaruka offers 2 to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Kamaruka?
In 2025, Kamaruka had 35 enrolled students (0 girls, 35 boys), a change of -20% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Kamaruka?
Kamaruka has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1094. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Kamaruka?
Kamaruka has about 4.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Kamaruka?
In 2025, Kamaruka had 6 students in Year 7.
Is Kamaruka co-ed?
No. Kamaruka is a boys' school.
What other schools are near Kamaruka?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Kamaruka 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 Kamaruka?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Hawthorn, about 3.3 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.