Wales Street Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Thornbury, Victoria 3071 · Darebin LGA
#309 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#689 of 4,908 nationally
About Wales Street Primary School
Wales Street Primary School is a public primary school located in Thornbury, Victoria (3071), within the Darebin local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 616 students (308 girls and 308 boys).
Wales Street Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1140, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 93rd percentile of Australian schools. 58% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 43 teachers (37.0 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Wales Street Primary School scores 73.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 309th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (13th 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 1140
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)58% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-7 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 Wales Street Primary School's 616 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Wales Street Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Wales Street Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Holy Spirit School
Thornbury · Catholic primary · Prep-6
129 students · ICSEA 1107 · 651 m away
St Mary's School
Thornbury · Catholic primary · Prep-6
113 students · ICSEA 1089 · 817 m away
Penders Grove Primary School
Thornbury · Government primary · Prep-6
160 students · ICSEA 1021 · 913 m away
Santa Maria College
Northcote · Catholic high school · 7-12
779 students · ICSEA 1110 · 1.1 km away
Thornbury Primary School
Thornbury · Government primary · Prep-6
308 students · ICSEA 1093 · 1.3 km away
Virtual School Victoria
Thornbury · Government combined · Prep-12
6,248 students · ICSEA 1073 · 1.5 km away
Preston South Primary School
Preston · Government primary · Prep-6
397 students · ICSEA 1127 · 1.5 km away
Thornbury High School
Thornbury · Government high school · 7-12
1,123 students · ICSEA 1067 · 1.5 km away
Northcote Primary School
Northcote · Government primary · Prep-6
303 students · ICSEA 1166 · 1.5 km away
Westgarth Primary School
Northcote · Government primary · Prep-6
550 students · ICSEA 1204 · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Flemington Primary School
Flemington · Government primary · Prep-6
328 students · ICSEA 1140
Ascot Vale Primary School
Ascot Vale · Government primary · Prep-6
265 students · ICSEA 1140
Brunswick North West Primary School
Brunswick West · Government primary · Prep-6
375 students · ICSEA 1140
Heidelberg Primary School
Heidelberg · Government primary · Prep-6
498 students · ICSEA 1141
Chilwell Primary School
Newtown · Government primary · Prep-6
408 students · ICSEA 1139
Blackburn Primary School
Blackburn · Government primary · Prep-6
440 students · ICSEA 1141
Frequently asked questions
Is Wales Street Primary School a public or private school?
Wales Street Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Wales Street Primary School offer?
Wales Street Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Wales Street Primary School?
In 2025, Wales Street Primary School had 616 enrolled students (308 girls, 308 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Wales Street Primary School?
Wales Street Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1140. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Wales Street Primary School rank in VIC?
Wales Street Primary School ranks 309th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (73.5/100), and 689th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Wales Street Primary School?
Wales Street Primary School has about 16.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Wales Street Primary School each year?
In 2025, Wales Street Primary School had 90 students in Prep and 82 in Year 6.
Is Wales Street Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Wales Street Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Wales Street Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Wales Street 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 Wales Street Primary School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Hawthorn, about 7.6 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.