Watsonia Heights Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Greensborough, Victoria 3088 · Banyule LGA
#254 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#526 of 4,908 nationally
About Watsonia Heights Primary School
Watsonia Heights Primary School is a public primary school located in Greensborough, Victoria (3088), within the Banyule local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 522 students (255 girls and 267 boys).
Watsonia Heights Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1104, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 85th percentile of Australian schools. 41% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 42 teachers (33.7 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 23% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Watsonia Heights Primary School scores 75.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of primary schools nationally and 254th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (13th of 26 in the Banyule area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1104
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)41% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+23% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+6 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 Watsonia Heights Primary School's 522 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Watsonia Heights Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Watsonia Heights Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Streeton Primary School
Yallambie · Government primary · Prep-6
144 students · ICSEA 1055 · 692 m away
Montmorency Secondary College
Montmorency · Government high school · 7-12
1,085 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.1 km away
Greensborough Secondary College
Greensborough · Government high school · 7-12
591 students · ICSEA 1020 · 1.2 km away
Greensborough Primary School
Greensborough · Government primary · Prep-6
159 students · ICSEA 1058 · 1.3 km away
St Mary's School
Greensborough · Catholic primary · Prep-6
524 students · ICSEA 1109 · 1.6 km away
Briar Hill Primary School
Briar Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
203 students · ICSEA 1090 · 1.6 km away
Watsonia Primary School
Watsonia · Government primary · Prep-6
63 students · ICSEA 1027 · 1.6 km away
Lower Plenty Primary School
Lower Plenty · Government primary · Prep-6
95 students · ICSEA 1093 · 1.8 km away
Montmorency Primary School
Montmorency · Government primary · Prep-6
415 students · ICSEA 1117 · 1.9 km away
Loyola College
Watsonia · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,443 students · ICSEA 1055 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Strathmore Primary School
Strathmore · Government primary · Prep-6
304 students · ICSEA 1104
Ringwood Heights Primary School
Ringwood North · Government primary · Prep-6
215 students · ICSEA 1104
Ocean Grove Primary School
Ocean Grove · Government primary · Prep-6
619 students · ICSEA 1105
Seaholme Primary School
Seaholme · Government primary · Prep-6
298 students · ICSEA 1105
Greenhills Primary School
Greensborough · Government primary · Prep-6
499 students · ICSEA 1103
Apollo Parkways Primary School
Greensborough · Government primary · Prep-6
675 students · ICSEA 1103
Frequently asked questions
Is Watsonia Heights Primary School a public or private school?
Watsonia Heights Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Watsonia Heights Primary School offer?
Watsonia Heights Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Watsonia Heights Primary School?
In 2025, Watsonia Heights Primary School had 522 enrolled students (255 girls, 267 boys), a change of 23% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Watsonia Heights Primary School?
Watsonia Heights Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1104. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Watsonia Heights Primary School rank in VIC?
Watsonia Heights Primary School ranks 254th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (75.2/100), and 526th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Watsonia Heights Primary School?
Watsonia Heights Primary School has about 15.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Watsonia Heights Primary School each year?
In 2025, Watsonia Heights Primary School had 66 students in Prep and 77 in Year 6.
Is Watsonia Heights Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Watsonia Heights Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Watsonia Heights Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Watsonia 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Watsonia Heights Primary School?
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