Watsonia Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Watsonia, Victoria 3087 · Banyule LGA
About Watsonia Primary School
Watsonia Primary School is a public primary school located in Watsonia, Victoria (3087), within the Banyule local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 63 students (25 girls and 38 boys).
Watsonia Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1027, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 59th percentile of Australian schools. 21% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 23% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (6.0 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 23% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Watsonia Primary School scores 56.8 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1027
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)21% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-23% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
- 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 Watsonia Primary School's 63 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Watsonia Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Watsonia Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Greensborough Secondary College
Greensborough · Government high school · 7-12
591 students · ICSEA 1020 · 396 m away
Loyola College
Watsonia · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,443 students · ICSEA 1055 · 619 m away
St Mary's School
Greensborough · Catholic primary · Prep-6
524 students · ICSEA 1109 · 662 m away
Watsonia North Primary School
Watsonia North · Government primary · Prep-6
541 students · ICSEA 1080 · 835 m away
Concord School
Bundoora · Government special · U
424 students · ICSEA 1007 · 1.1 km away
Greensborough Primary School
Greensborough · Government primary · Prep-6
159 students · ICSEA 1058 · 1.2 km away
Watsonia Heights Primary School
Greensborough · Government primary · Prep-6
522 students · ICSEA 1104 · 1.6 km away
Bundoora Primary School
Bundoora · Government primary · Prep-6
306 students · ICSEA 1063 · 2.1 km away
Streeton Primary School
Yallambie · Government primary · Prep-6
144 students · ICSEA 1055 · 2.1 km away
Bundoora Secondary College
Bundoora · Government high school · 7-12
540 students · ICSEA 1030 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Rockbank Primary School
Rockbank · Government primary · Prep-6
615 students · ICSEA 1027
Morang South Primary School
South Morang · Government primary · Prep-6
375 students · ICSEA 1027
Congupna Primary School
Congupna · Government primary · Prep-6
90 students · ICSEA 1027
Tyabb Primary School
Tyabb · Government primary · Prep-6
425 students · ICSEA 1027
Kingsbury Primary School
Kingsbury · Government primary · Prep-6
137 students · ICSEA 1027
Kingsley Park Primary School
Frankston · Government primary · Prep-6
382 students · ICSEA 1027
Frequently asked questions
Is Watsonia Primary School a public or private school?
Watsonia Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Watsonia Primary School offer?
Watsonia Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Watsonia Primary School?
In 2025, Watsonia Primary School had 63 enrolled students (25 girls, 38 boys), a change of -23% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Watsonia Primary School?
Watsonia Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1027. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Watsonia Primary School?
Watsonia Primary School has about 10.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Watsonia Primary School each year?
In 2025, Watsonia Primary School had 11 students in Prep and 7 in Year 6.
Is Watsonia Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Watsonia Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Watsonia Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Watsonia 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 Primary School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Hawthorn, about 14 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.