Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Reservoir, Victoria 3073 · Darebin LGA
About Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment
Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment is an independent primary school located in Reservoir, Victoria (3073), within the Darebin local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 53 students (22 girls and 31 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment has an ICSEA value of 1032, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 61st percentile of Australian schools. 21% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 9% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (5.8 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 20% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment scores 57.5 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 1032
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)21% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-20% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-44 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 Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment's 53 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Reservoir Views Primary School
Reservoir · Government primary · Prep-6
288 students · ICSEA 1034 · 262 m away
Northern School For Autism
Reservoir · Government special · U
525 students · ICSEA 1030 · 1.0 km away
Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education - Prace College campus
Reservoir · Independent special · 11
75 students · ICSEA 946 · 1.1 km away
Reservoir Primary School
Reservoir · Government primary · Prep-6
312 students · ICSEA 1070 · 1.4 km away
William Ruthven Primary School
Reservoir · Government primary · Prep-6
140 students · ICSEA 1002 · 1.7 km away
William Ruthven Secondary College
Reservoir · Government high school · 7-12
478 students · ICSEA 977 · 1.8 km away
Reservoir East Primary School
Reservoir · Government primary · Prep-6
276 students · ICSEA 935 · 1.9 km away
Our Lady of the Way School
Kingsbury · Catholic primary · Prep-6
167 students · ICSEA 1079 · 1.9 km away
St Gabriel's School
Reservoir · Catholic primary · Prep-6
149 students · ICSEA 1060 · 2.0 km away
Kingsbury Primary School
Kingsbury · Government primary · Prep-6
137 students · ICSEA 1027 · 2.0 km away
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Wild Cherry School
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St John's Lutheran School
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Ghilgai School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment a public or private school?
Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
What year levels does Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment offer?
Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment?
In 2025, Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment had 53 enrolled students (22 girls, 31 boys), a change of -20% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment?
Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1032. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment?
Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment has about 9.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment each year?
In 2025, Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment had 6 students in Prep and 11 in Year 6.
Is Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment co-ed?
Yes. Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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