Camberwell Primary School Ranked No. 3 in Victoria

At Camberwell Primary School, we have always believed that curiosity, high expectations and strong community support create exceptional learning outcomes.

We are incredibly proud to share that Camberwell Primary School has been ranked as the #3 public primary school in Victoria and Top 10 in Australia in News Corp's national school rankings.

For our students, staff and families, this recognition is a celebration of years of hard work, care and partnership.

But what makes this achievement even more remarkable is how our students achieved it.

CPS is one of Victoria's leading bilingual primary schools, with students learning through our immersive French program from the early years onwards. Our students are not simply learning French as a subject — students learn curriculum content through French as well as English.

Strong academic foundations
Advanced literacy and problem-solving skills
Confidence communicating across languages
Cognitive flexibility and resilience
A genuine global mindset

Research consistently shows that bilingual education supports stronger executive functioning, memory, adaptability and long-term academic success. At CPS, we see those benefits in action every day.

One of the exciting long-term benefits of bilingual learning is the pathway it can create later in secondary school and VCE. Students who continue studying French through high school may gain a significant advantage when applying for university through the Victorian ATAR system. Languages are among the highest scaling subjects in VCE, with French consistently ranking near the very top statewide.

The strong language foundations students build at CPS can continue benefiting them years later — opening academic opportunities and strengthening future pathways. But beyond ATAR, learning another language helps students become more confident communicators, more adaptable thinkers and more prepared for an increasingly global world. For many families, the CPS bilingual program becomes one of those gifts that keeps paying dividends long after primary school.

One of the key reasons behind our success is our deliberate focus on maintaining smaller class sizes and strong classroom support. We know children thrive when they are known, supported and challenged.

Additional teaching support
Targeted literacy and numeracy intervention
Student wellbeing
Specialist programs
High-quality teaching and learning resources

The result is a school environment where students are encouraged to be curious, capable and confident learners.

Behind every successful school is a strong community. Our families play an enormous role in helping make the CPS experience possible — supporting not only their own children, but helping build a vibrant learning culture for the entire school.

There is a genuine sense of partnership at Camberwell Primary School. Families, teachers and students work together with a shared belief that public education can be extraordinary. And these results show exactly what is possible.

Choosing a primary school is one of the most important decisions a family can make. The best way to understand what makes CPS special is to experience it firsthand: visit our classrooms, see bilingual learning in action, meet our students and staff, explore our beautiful historic campus, and learn about our vision for the future.

We warmly invite prospective families to come on a school tour and discover why so many families choose Camberwell Primary School. We are incredibly proud of our students and what they have achieved — and even more excited about what comes next.

Book a school tour today and experience the CPS difference.