Mount Waverley Heights Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Waverley, Victoria 3149 · Monash LGA
#100 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#169 of 4,908 nationally
About Mount Waverley Heights Primary School
Mount Waverley Heights Primary School is a public primary school located in Mount Waverley, Victoria (3149), within the Monash local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 443 students (206 girls and 237 boys).
Mount Waverley Heights Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1119, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 89th percentile of Australian schools. 50% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 31 teachers (29.0 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 67% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount Waverley Heights Primary School scores 80.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of primary schools nationally and 100th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (10th 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 1119
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)50% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+67% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+12 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 Mount Waverley Heights Primary School's 443 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount Waverley Heights Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount Waverley Heights Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Christ Our Holy Redeemer School
Oakleigh East · Catholic primary · Prep-6
135 students · ICSEA 1065 · 936 m away
Salesian College Chadstone
Chadstone · Catholic high school · 7-12
982 students · ICSEA 1093 · 1.2 km away
Amsleigh Park Primary School
Oakleigh East · Government primary · Prep-6
345 students · ICSEA 1093 · 1.3 km away
Mount Waverley Primary School
Mount Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
751 students · ICSEA 1165 · 1.4 km away
Oakleigh Primary School
Oakleigh · Government primary · Prep-6
451 students · ICSEA 1120 · 2.1 km away
Holy Family School
Mount Waverley · Catholic primary · Prep-6
259 students · ICSEA 1124 · 2.3 km away
Avila College
Mount Waverley · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,011 students · ICSEA 1113 · 2.5 km away
Frank Dando Sports Academy
Ashwood · Independent special · 6-10
36 students · ICSEA 1023 · 2.5 km away
Huntingtower School
Mount Waverley · Independent combined · Prep-12
785 students · ICSEA 1201 · 2.6 km away
Sacred Heart School
Oakleigh · Catholic primary · Prep-6
195 students · ICSEA 1140 · 2.6 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Bellbrae Primary School
Bellbrae · Government primary · Prep-6
492 students · ICSEA 1119
Chewton Primary School
Chewton · Government primary · Prep-6
54 students · ICSEA 1119
Park Orchards Primary School
Park Orchards · Government primary · Prep-6
338 students · ICSEA 1119
Mount Eliza North Primary School
Mount Eliza · Government primary · Prep-6
514 students · ICSEA 1119
Queenscliff Primary School
Queenscliff · Government primary · Prep-6
165 students · ICSEA 1120
Barwon Heads Primary School
Barwon Heads · Government primary · Prep-6
416 students · ICSEA 1120
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Waverley Heights Primary School a public or private school?
Mount Waverley Heights Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Mount Waverley Heights Primary School offer?
Mount Waverley Heights Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Mount Waverley Heights Primary School?
In 2025, Mount Waverley Heights Primary School had 443 enrolled students (206 girls, 237 boys), a change of 67% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount Waverley Heights Primary School?
Mount Waverley Heights Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1119. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mount Waverley Heights Primary School rank in VIC?
Mount Waverley Heights Primary School ranks 100th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (80.5/100), and 169th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Waverley Heights Primary School?
Mount Waverley Heights Primary School has about 15.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Mount Waverley Heights Primary School each year?
In 2025, Mount Waverley Heights Primary School had 56 students in Prep and 51 in Year 6.
Is Mount Waverley Heights Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Mount Waverley Heights Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount Waverley Heights Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mount Waverley Heights 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.
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