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Best Primary Schools in Melbourne Victoria - 2019

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The following table lists the 2019  best primary schools in Melbourne Victoria. English and Maths are rated with 5 grades while the overall academic performance has 3 rating scales for you to choose. Related ratings: Top Melbourne Primary Schools | Top Melbourne Non-government Primary Schools | Top VIC Primary Schools | VIC Primary School Ratings. Alternatively you can compare up to 5 VIC primary schools and trends with 2D / 3D charts side by side. For other types of results or rankings, please visit School Ranking Home. There are a large range of factors that impact on academic results in addition to the role played by the school itself. These include the SES (Socio Economic Status) background of students, whether the school is selective in its student intake, etc. It is for the reader to do his own research and draw his or her own conclusions.

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Overall Academic Performance Rating Scale
Lowest: 1, 6, 60 - Highest: 5, 10, 100

Melbourne | Ballarat | Bendigo | Geelong | Horsham | Mildura | Seymour & Shepparton | Wangaratta | Warrnambool | Wodonga

Cannot find a school on this best schools list? Find it on Ratings or Compare Schools Page.

If you cannot find a school on this list of top schools here, this means the school might have missed the cut-off score for the list. In this case, you can find the school by school name, suburb or postcode on Compare Schools or Ratings page. Features of Compare Schools page:
  • compare up-to 5 schools side-by-side
  • find a school's trend over the years in academic results and enrolment
  • compare schools' trends
  • 2D/3D charts
On Ratings page, you can also find best local schools near a suburb / postcode by radius.
SchoolPostcode State Overall Score English Maths Total EnrolmentsTrend / CompareICSEA
Presbyterian Ladies' College,Burwood,VIC,3125 3125 100 1429 Trend / Compare 1202
Serpell Primary School,Templestowe,VIC,3106 3106 100 1176 Trend / Compare 1172
Haileybury College 3173 100 4054 Trend / Compare 1179
Huntingtower School,Mount Waverley,VIC,3149 3149 100 711 Trend / Compare 1175
Beverley Hills Primary School,Doncaster East,VIC,3109 3109 100 572 Trend / Compare 1165
Camberwell Girls Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 100 739 Trend / Compare 1195
St Andrews Christian College,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 100 639 Trend / Compare 1159
Oakleigh South Primary School,Oakleigh South,VIC,3167 3167 100 1046 Trend / Compare 1142
Glendal Primary School,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 100 920 Trend / Compare 1158
St Christopher's School,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 100 79 Trend / Compare 1140
Scotch College,Hawthorn,VIC,3122 3122 100 1875 Trend / Compare 1191
Pinewood Primary School,Mount Waverley,VIC,3149 3149 100 775 Trend / Compare 1161
Camberwell Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 100 1304 Trend / Compare 1178
Balwyn Primary School,Balwyn,VIC,3103 3103 100 579 Trend / Compare 1175
St Kevin's College,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 100 2079 Trend / Compare 1177
Canterbury Primary School 3126 100 631 Trend / Compare 1184
Waverley Christian College,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 100 1960 Trend / Compare 1143
Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School,Croydon Hills,VIC,3136 3136 100 530 Trend / Compare 1139
Fintona Girls' School,Balwyn,VIC,3103 3103 100 442 Trend / Compare 1147
Birralee Primary School,Doncaster,VIC,3108 3108 100 536 Trend / Compare 1161
Korowa Anglican Girls' School,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 99 699 Trend / Compare 1191
Christ Church Grammar School,South Yarra,VIC,3141 3141 99 306 Trend / Compare 1219
Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School,Keilor East,VIC,3033 3033 99 2699 Trend / Compare 1162
Doncaster Gardens Primary School,Doncaster East,VIC,3109 3109 99 802 Trend / Compare 1145
Fitzroy Community School,Fitzroy North,VIC,3068 3068 99 117 Trend / Compare 1197
Trinity Grammar School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 1480 Trend / Compare 1182
Lighthouse Christian College,Cranbourne,VIC,3977 3977 99 985 Trend / Compare 1061
St Catherine's School,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 99 673 Trend / Compare 1162
Mount View Primary School,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 99 1111 Trend / Compare 1153
St Joan of Arc School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 99 371 Trend / Compare 1166
Spensley Street Primary School 3068 99 378 Trend / Compare 1163
Brighton Grammar School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 99 1301 Trend / Compare 1144
Preston West Primary School 3072 99 668 Trend / Compare 1129
Donburn Primary School,Doncaster East,VIC,3109 3109 99 504 Trend / Compare 1123
Westbourne Grammar School,Truganina,VIC,3029 3029 99 1488 Trend / Compare 1144
Brandon Park Primary School,Wheelers Hill,VIC,3150 3150 99 559 Trend / Compare 1110
Camberwell Primary School,Camberwell,VIC,3124 3124 99 671 Trend / Compare 1192
Burwood East Primary School 3151 99 517 Trend / Compare 1149
Methodist Ladies' College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 2024 Trend / Compare 1174
Mont Albert Primary School,Mont Albert,VIC,3127 3127 99 655 Trend / Compare 1159
Loreto, Mandeville Hall,Toorak,VIC,3142 3142 99 1272 Trend / Compare 1166
Camelot Rise Primary School,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 99 425 Trend / Compare 1144
Tintern Grammar,Ringwood East,VIC,3135 3135 99 812 Trend / Compare 1150
Firbank Grammar School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 99 1126 Trend / Compare 1163
Wheelers Hill Primary School 3150 99 634 Trend / Compare 1151
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School,Ivanhoe,VIC,3079 3079 99 838 Trend / Compare 1161
Laburnum Primary School 3130 99 747 Trend / Compare 1153
St Leonard's College,Brighton East,VIC,3187 3187 99 1500 Trend / Compare 1174
Hampton Primary School,Hampton,VIC,3188 3188 99 732 Trend / Compare 1173
Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School,Canterbury,VIC,3126 3126 99 748 Trend / Compare 1143
St Leonard's Catholic Primary School,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 99 272 Trend / Compare 1152
Malvern Primary School,Malvern East,VIC,3145 3145 99 652 Trend / Compare 1180
Templeton Primary School,Wantirna,VIC,3152 3152 99 743 Trend / Compare 1123
Carey Baptist Grammar School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 2375 Trend / Compare 1164
North Melbourne Primary School 3051 99 837 Trend / Compare 1146
Xavier College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 99 1936 Trend / Compare 1160
Caulfield Grammar School,St Kilda East,VIC,3183 3185 99 3170 Trend / Compare 1116
Deutsche Schule Melbourne,Fitzroy North,VIC,3068 3068 99 126 Trend / Compare 1209
Clifton Hill Primary School 3068 99 757 Trend / Compare 1186
Kew East Primary School 3102 99 443 Trend / Compare 1170
South Yarra Primary School 3141 99 437 Trend / Compare 1163
Merri Creek Primary School,Fitzroy North,VIC,3068 3068 99 443 Trend / Compare 1192
Toorak College,Mount Eliza,VIC,3930 3930 99 748 Trend / Compare 1145
Mount Waverley Primary School,Mount Waverley,VIC,3149 3149 98 812 Trend / Compare 1145
Kerrimuir Primary School 3129 98 426 Trend / Compare 1117
Melbourne Grammar School 3004 98 1795 Trend / Compare 1171
Bialik College,Hawthorn East,VIC,3123 3123 98 877 Trend / Compare 1163
Heatherton Christian College,Clarinda,VIC,3169 3169 98 469 Trend / Compare 1115
Mentone Grammar School,Mentone,VIC,3194 3194 98 1548 Trend / Compare 1142
Orchard Grove Primary School 3130 98 683 Trend / Compare 1133
Blackburn Lake Primary School 3130 98 525 Trend / Compare 1151
St Margaret's School,Berwick,VIC,3806 3806 98 746 Trend / Compare 1133
Hartwell Primary School,Camberwell,VIC,3124 3124 98 706 Trend / Compare 1169
Heathdale Christian College,Werribee,VIC,3030 3030 98 1537 Trend / Compare 1140
Glen Waverley Primary School,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 98 887 Trend / Compare 1142
Bentleigh West Primary School 3204 98 651 Trend / Compare 1134
Doreen Primary School,Doreen,VIC,3754 3754 98 151 Trend / Compare 1048
Good Shepherd School,Wheelers Hill,VIC,3150 3150 98 510 Trend / Compare 1123
Deepdene Primary School,Balwyn,VIC,3103 3103 98 444 Trend / Compare 1166
The Knox School,Wantirna South,VIC,3152 3152 98 588 Trend / Compare 1133
Gardenvale Primary School 3187 98 644 Trend / Compare 1166
Donvale Christian College,Donvale,VIC,3111 3111 98 1357 Trend / Compare 1158
Hawthorn West Primary School 3122 98 515 Trend / Compare 1152
St Leo the Great Catholic Primary School,Altona North,VIC,3025 3025 98 275 Trend / Compare 1085
Melbourne Girls Grammar School,South Yarra,VIC,3141 3141 98 981 Trend / Compare 1165
Strathmore North Primary School 3041 98 484 Trend / Compare 1108
Ruyton Girls' School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 98 879 Trend / Compare 1185
Sholem Aleichem College,Elsternwick,VIC,3185 3185 98 187 Trend / Compare 1150
Balwyn North Primary School 3104 98 556 Trend / Compare 1138
Eltham East Primary School 3095 98 667 Trend / Compare 1148
Highvale Primary School,Glen Waverley,VIC,3150 3150 98 306 Trend / Compare 1124
Kilvington Grammar School,Ormond,VIC,3204 3204 98 742 Trend / Compare 1171
St Joseph's School,Elsternwick,VIC,3185 3185 98 345 Trend / Compare 1164
St Gregory the Great School,Doncaster,VIC,3108 3108 98 402 Trend / Compare 1105
Carlton Gardens Primary School 3053 98 441 Trend / Compare 1140
Westgarth Primary School 3070 98 648 Trend / Compare 1191
Glenferrie Primary School,Hawthorn,VIC,3122 3122 98 352 Trend / Compare 1149
Vermont Primary School 3133 98 720 Trend / Compare 1134
Sacred Heart Parish School,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 98 256 Trend / Compare 1165
Ivanhoe Primary School 3079 98 603 Trend / Compare 1148
Toorak Primary School 3142 98 541 Trend / Compare 1137
Mountain Gate Primary School 3156 98 404 Trend / Compare 1050
Bacchus Marsh Grammar,Bacchus Marsh,VIC,3340 3340 98 2561 Trend / Compare 1096
Jells Park Primary School 3150 98 547 Trend / Compare 1120
Holy Trinity Primary School,Eltham North,VIC,3095 3095 97 388 Trend / Compare 1133
Burwood Heights Primary School 3151 97 375 Trend / Compare 1087
Camberwell South Primary School 3146 97 453 Trend / Compare 1165
Greythorn Primary School 3104 97 528 Trend / Compare 1143
Huntingdale Primary School 3167 97 371 Trend / Compare 1134
Auburn South Primary School,Hawthorn East,VIC,3123 3123 97 648 Trend / Compare 1171
Essex Heights Primary School,Mount Waverley,VIC,3149 3149 97 610 Trend / Compare 1140
Wattle Park Primary School 3125 97 393 Trend / Compare 1138
Oakleigh Primary School 3166 97 479 Trend / Compare 1110
Wesley College,Melbourne,VIC,3004 3004 97 3145 Trend / Compare 1159
Sandringham East Primary School 3191 97 534 Trend / Compare 1133
Malvern Central School 3144 97 443 Trend / Compare 1151
Mckinnon Primary School 3204 97 797 Trend / Compare 1143
Glen Waverley South Primary School 3150 97 318 Trend / Compare 1068
Syndal South Primary School 3149 97 398 Trend / Compare 1144
Banyule Primary School,Rosanna,VIC,3084 3084 97 691 Trend / Compare 1144
Rangeview Primary School 3132 97 618 Trend / Compare 1133
Murrumbeena Primary School 3163 97 543 Trend / Compare 1139
Resurrection School,Essendon,VIC,3040 3040 97 153 Trend / Compare 1105
Yarraville West Primary School 3013 97 879 Trend / Compare 1138
Lighthouse Christian College,Keysborough,VIC,3173 3173 97 766 Trend / Compare 1080
Carnegie Primary School 3163 97 593 Trend / Compare 1140
Lauriston Girls' School,Armadale,VIC,3143 3143 97 890 Trend / Compare 1194
Ashburton Primary School,Ashburton,VIC,3147 3147 97 587 Trend / Compare 1159
Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School 3205 97 353 Trend / Compare 1144
St Finbar's School,Brighton East,VIC,3187 3187 97 327 Trend / Compare 1142
Kingswood College,Box Hill,VIC,3128 3128 97 582 Trend / Compare 1157
Milgate Primary School 3109 97 785 Trend / Compare 1130
St Joseph's School,Malvern,VIC,3144 3144 97 163 Trend / Compare 1171
Fairfield Primary School 3078 97 496 Trend / Compare 1166
Newport Lakes Primary School 3015 97 495 Trend / Compare 1130
Southern Cross Grammar,Caroline Springs,VIC,3023 3023 97 681 Trend / Compare 1122
Templestowe Park Primary School,Templestowe,VIC,3106 3106 97 508 Trend / Compare 1111
Alamanda K-9 College,Point Cook,VIC,3030 3030 97 2624 Trend / Compare 1113
Livingstone Primary School 3133 97 783 Trend / Compare 1119
Erasmus Primary School 3122 97 126 Trend / Compare 1193
Nunawading Christian College,Nunawading,VIC,3131 3131 97 229 Trend / Compare 1100
Research Primary School 3095 97 155 Trend / Compare 1098
Yarra Valley Grammar School,Ringwood,VIC,3134 3134 97 1268 Trend / Compare 1133
Glen Iris Primary School 3146 97 415 Trend / Compare 1174
Heidelberg Primary School 3084 97 574 Trend / Compare 1130
Christ Our Holy Redeemer School 3166 96 286 Trend / Compare 1109
Doncaster Primary School 3108 97 545 Trend / Compare 1100
Shelford Girls' Grammar,Caulfield,VIC,3161 3161 96 515 Trend / Compare 1162
Valkstone Primary School 3165 96 722 Trend / Compare 1143
Mentone Girls' Grammar School,Mentone,VIC,3194 3194 96 722 Trend / Compare 1150
Hughesdale Primary School 3166 96 565 Trend / Compare 1133
ELTHAM College of Education,Research,VIC,3095 3095 96 584 Trend / Compare 1135
St John Vianney's Primary School,Parkdale,VIC,3195 3195 96 154 Trend / Compare 1094
Brentwood Park Primary School 3806 96 927 Trend / Compare 1078
Templestowe Heights Primary School 3107 96 409 Trend / Compare 1110
Thomastown East Primary School 3074 96 239 Trend / Compare 1037
Lloyd Street Primary School 3145 96 517 Trend / Compare 1163
Genazzano FCJ College,Kew,VIC,3101 3101 96 928 Trend / Compare 1131
Heathmont East Primary School 3135 96 635 Trend / Compare 1108
St Roch's Parish School,Glen Iris,VIC,3146 3146 96 180 Trend / Compare 1155
Fitzroy North Primary School 3068 96 505 Trend / Compare 1152
Black Rock Primary School 3193 96 593 Trend / Compare 1139
Caulfield Primary School 3162 96 309 Trend / Compare 1131
Old Orchard Primary School 3130 96 506 Trend / Compare 1118
Mount Waverley Heights Primary School,Mount Waverley,VIC,3149 3149 96 214 Trend / Compare 1097
Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish School,Deepdene,VIC,3103 3103 96 242 Trend / Compare 1177
Viewbank Primary School 3084 96 653 Trend / Compare 1124
Boroondara Park Primary School 3104 96 578 Trend / Compare 1139
Ormond Primary School 3204 96 440 Trend / Compare 1147
Preston Primary School 3072 96 727 Trend / Compare 1088
Seabrook Primary School 3028 96 1069 Trend / Compare 1094
St Martin de Porres School,Avondale Heights,VIC,3034 3034 96 288 Trend / Compare 1097
Coatesville Primary School 3165 96 805 Trend / Compare 1121
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School,Essendon,VIC,3040 3040 96 802 Trend / Compare
Caulfield South Primary School 3162 96 480 Trend / Compare 1146
St James Catholic Primary School,Brighton,VIC,3186 3186 96 205 Trend / Compare 1153
St John's School,Mitcham,VIC,3132 3132 96 144 Trend / Compare 1136
St Kilda Park Primary School 3182 96 370 Trend / Compare 1142
Northcote Primary School 3070 96 369 Trend / Compare 1165
Our Lady Help of Christians School,Brunswick East,VIC,3057 3057 96 342 Trend / Compare 1105
St James' School,Vermont,VIC,3133 3133 96 332 Trend / Compare 1129
Kensington Primary School,Kensington,VIC,3031 3031 96 497 Trend / Compare 1145
St Joseph's School,Hawthorn,VIC,3122 3122 96 419 Trend / Compare 1179
Derinya Primary School 3199 96 864 Trend / Compare 1095
St Anthony's School,Alphington,VIC,3078 3078 96 237 Trend / Compare 1154
Surrey Hills Primary School 3127 96 423 Trend / Compare 1151
Alphington Primary School,Alphington,VIC,3078 3078 95 432 Trend / Compare 1165
St Columba's School,Elwood,VIC,3184 3184 95 163 Trend / Compare 1141
Whitehorse Primary School,Blackburn North,VIC,3130 3130 95 427 Trend / Compare 1124
Mount Pleasant Road Primary School 3131 95 422 Trend / Compare 1131
Glen Huntly Primary School 3163 95 415 Trend / Compare 1141
Carlton North Primary School 3054 95 283 Trend / Compare 1144
Weeden Heights Primary School,Vermont South,VIC,3133 3133 95 160 Trend / Compare 1091
Oakleigh Grammar,Oakleigh,VIC,3166 3166 95 728 Trend / Compare 1073
St Clement of Rome School,Bulleen,VIC,3105 3105 95 389 Trend / Compare 1109
St Mary's Primary School,Ascot Vale,VIC,3032 3032