Newlands Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Preston, Victoria 3072 · Darebin LGA
About Newlands Primary School
Newlands Primary School is a public primary school located in Preston, Victoria (3072), within the Darebin local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 437 students (214 girls and 223 boys).
Newlands Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1146, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 94th percentile of Australian schools. 63% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 36 teachers (34.4 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 69% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Newlands Primary School scores 92.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of primary schools nationally and 2nd of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (1st of 28 in the Darebin area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1146
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)63% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+69% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+50 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 Newlands Primary School's 437 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Newlands Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Newlands Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Raphael's School
Preston West · Catholic primary · Prep-6
287 students · ICSEA 1096 · 825 m away
Reservoir West Primary School
Reservoir · Government primary · Prep-6
600 students · ICSEA 1068 · 1.0 km away
Preston West Primary School
Preston · Government primary · Prep-6
670 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.2 km away
Coburg Special Developmental School
Coburg · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 1028 · 1.4 km away
Coburg High School
Coburg · Government high school · 7-12
1,265 students · ICSEA 1099 · 1.6 km away
Mercy College
Coburg · Catholic high school · 7-12
403 students · ICSEA 1029 · 1.8 km away
Australian International Academy of Education
Coburg · Independent combined · Prep-12
2,215 students · ICSEA 1071 · 1.8 km away
St Paul's School
Coburg · Catholic primary · Prep-6
200 students · ICSEA 1097 · 1.8 km away
Fawkner Primary School
Fawkner · Government primary · Prep-6
238 students · ICSEA 1020 · 1.9 km away
Coburg Primary School
Coburg · Government primary · Prep-6
346 students · ICSEA 1113 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Brighton Beach Primary School
Brighton · Government primary · Prep-6
264 students · ICSEA 1146
Carnegie Primary School
Carnegie · Government primary · Prep-6
566 students · ICSEA 1146
Bentleigh West Primary School
Bentleigh · Government primary · Prep-6
788 students · ICSEA 1146
Mount View Primary School
Glen Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
920 students · ICSEA 1146
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
Frequently asked questions
Is Newlands Primary School a public or private school?
Newlands Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Newlands Primary School offer?
Newlands Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Newlands Primary School?
In 2025, Newlands Primary School had 437 enrolled students (214 girls, 223 boys), a change of 69% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Newlands Primary School?
Newlands Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1146. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Newlands Primary School rank in VIC?
Newlands Primary School ranks 2nd of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (92.2/100), and 3rd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Newlands Primary School?
Newlands Primary School has about 12.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Newlands Primary School each year?
In 2025, Newlands Primary School had 78 students in Prep and 30 in Year 6.
Is Newlands Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Newlands Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Newlands Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Newlands 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 Newlands Primary School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Coolaroo, about 9.2 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.