Schools in Ferny Creek
There are 20 schools in and around Ferny Creek: 13 primary, 3 combined, 3 secondary and 1 special. Their ICSEA scores run from 964 to 1118 (ACARA).
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Ferny Creek schools by ICSEA
ICSEA describes the socio-educational background of a school’s students (the national average is 1000). It is not a measure of teaching quality, so visit, and read each school’s results on My School.
| School | Type | Sector | Years | ICSEA | Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kallista Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1118 | 91 |
| Upwey Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1114 | 129 |
| Ferny Creek Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1111 | 127 |
| St Thomas More's School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1089 | 101 |
| Tecoma Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1080 | 361 |
| Upwey South Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1078 | 321 |
| St John the Baptist School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1075 | 221 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1069 | 255 |
| Heritage College Knox | Combined | Independent | Prep-12 | 1059 | 183 |
| Sassafras Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1055 | 29 |
| Ferntree Gully North Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1055 | 289 |
| St Joseph's College | Secondary | Catholic | 7-12 | 1052 | 991 |
| Upwey High School | Secondary | Government | 7-12 | 1048 | 744 |
| The Basin Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1042 | 583 |
| Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1038 | 80 |
| Eastern Ranges School | Special | Government | U | 1031 | 200 |
| The Avenue School | Secondary | Independent | 11 | 999 | 21 |
| Sherbrooke Community School | Combined | Government | 1-12 | 982 | 95 |
| Boronia K-12 College | Combined | Government | Prep-12 | 982 | 494 |
| Olinda Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 964 | 13 |
- Kallista Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1118
- Upwey Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1114
- Ferny Creek Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1111
- St Thomas More's School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1089
- Tecoma Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1080
- Upwey South Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1078
- St John the Baptist School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1075
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1069
- Heritage College Knox
Combined · Independent · Prep-12
1059
- Sassafras Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1055
- Ferntree Gully North Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1055
- St Joseph's College
Secondary · Catholic · 7-12
1052
- Upwey High School
Secondary · Government · 7-12
1048
- The Basin Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1042
- Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1038
- Eastern Ranges School
Special · Government · U
1031
- The Avenue School
Secondary · Independent · 11
999
- Sherbrooke Community School
Combined · Government · 1-12
982
- Boronia K-12 College
Combined · Government · Prep-12
982
- Olinda Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
964
School zones go by address, not suburb
A government school's catchment can split a suburb, so two streets in Ferny Creek can belong to different schools. Check the exact address with the VIC education department's school finder before you make an offer, and ask the agent for it in writing.
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