Templestowe Heights Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Templestowe Lower, Victoria 3107 · Manningham LGA
#69 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#108 of 4,908 nationally
About Templestowe Heights Primary School
Templestowe Heights Primary School is a public primary school located in Templestowe Lower, Victoria (3107), within the Manningham local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 544 students (268 girls and 276 boys).
Templestowe Heights Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1132, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 92nd percentile of Australian schools. 53% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 4% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 42 teachers (35.3 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 27% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Templestowe Heights Primary School scores 82.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of primary schools nationally and 69th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (2nd of 20 in the Manningham area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1132
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)53% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+27% enrolments since 2020 (area median 0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+21 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 Templestowe Heights Primary School's 544 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Templestowe Heights Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Templestowe Heights Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Templestowe College
Templestowe Lower · Government high school · 7-12
1,227 students · ICSEA 1099 · 220 m away
St Kevin's School
Templestowe Lower · Catholic primary · Prep-6
132 students · ICSEA 1096 · 730 m away
Templestowe Valley Primary School
Lower Templestowe · Government primary · Prep-6
309 students · ICSEA 1092 · 1.1 km away
St Gregory the Great School
Doncaster · Catholic primary · Prep-6
271 students · ICSEA 1138 · 1.5 km away
Bulleen Heights School
Bulleen · Government special · U
273 students · ICSEA 1071 · 2.2 km away
Doncaster Primary School
Doncaster · Government primary · Prep-6
543 students · ICSEA 1125 · 2.4 km away
Templestowe Park Primary School
Templestowe · Government primary · Prep-6
548 students · ICSEA 1108 · 2.4 km away
Doncaster Secondary College
Doncaster · Government high school · 7-12
1,157 students · ICSEA 1067 · 2.5 km away
St Clement of Rome School
Bulleen · Catholic primary · Prep-6
456 students · ICSEA 1109 · 2.6 km away
Birralee Primary School
Doncaster · Government primary · Prep-6
576 students · ICSEA 1163 · 2.9 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Carlton Gardens Primary School
Carlton · Government primary · Prep-6
435 students · ICSEA 1133
Elwood Primary School
Elwood · Government primary · Prep-6
618 students · ICSEA 1131
Parkdale Primary School
Parkdale · Government primary · Prep-6
631 students · ICSEA 1133
Rosanna Golf Links Primary School
Rosanna · Government primary · Prep-6
557 students · ICSEA 1133
Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School
Nunawading · Government primary · Prep-6
388 students · ICSEA 1133
Fyans Park Primary School
Newtown · Government primary · Prep-6
405 students · ICSEA 1131
Frequently asked questions
Is Templestowe Heights Primary School a public or private school?
Templestowe Heights Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Templestowe Heights Primary School offer?
Templestowe Heights Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Templestowe Heights Primary School?
In 2025, Templestowe Heights Primary School had 544 enrolled students (268 girls, 276 boys), a change of 27% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Templestowe Heights Primary School?
Templestowe Heights Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1132. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Templestowe Heights Primary School rank in VIC?
Templestowe Heights Primary School ranks 69th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (82.1/100), and 108th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Templestowe Heights Primary School?
Templestowe Heights Primary School has about 15.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Templestowe Heights Primary School each year?
In 2025, Templestowe Heights Primary School had 86 students in Prep and 58 in Year 6.
Is Templestowe Heights Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Templestowe Heights Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Templestowe Heights Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Templestowe 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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