Our Lady of the Pines is a Catholic primary school with a strong pastoral culture and tight-knit community.
NAPLAN averaging +28 above national year-level averages; the result is a B+ overall.
Our Lady of the Pines is a Catholic primary school with a strong pastoral culture and tight-knit community. It offers distinctive learning pathways including Italian language instruction, STEM and science programs, and specialist teaching in performing and visual arts. The school runs extension and intervention programs, dedicated learning support for diverse needs, and is known for student leadership, swimming, camps, and community projects. Teaching is inquiry-led and progressive, suiting families who want a values-based education with enriched academics and plenty of co-curricular opportunity.
Our Lady of the Pines School is also known as OLPS and OLPS Donvale.
Our Lady of the Pines School has an overall SchoolRank score of 65.3/100, rated "Good". This score is calculated from academic results, student growth, wellbeing, extracurricular programs, and value for money. Academically, the school scores 63/100, indicating moderate performance relative to other Australian schools. The school's ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is 1108, well above the national average of 1,000.
In 2025 NAPLAN testing at Our Lady of the Pines School, Year 3 students averaged 443 across the tested NAPLAN domains, above the national average of 407 for that year level, and Year 5 students averaged 509, above the national average of 490 for that year level. Relative to national year-level averages, the school's strongest domain is Reading. National averages are specific to each year level, because NAPLAN scores are scaled so older year levels score higher, a school-wide average can't be compared with a single national figure.
Our Lady of the Pines School is a small catholic primary school with approximately 404 students. It offers education for years Prep-6. As a catholic school, enrolment typically involves an application process. Contact the school directly for enrolment criteria, waiting lists, and open day information.
Our Lady of the Pines School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. This is below the national average of approximately 14:1, meaning students generally receive more individual attention. Support staff make up 20% of the workforce, providing additional learning assistance and pastoral care. The student attendance rate is 91%, which is moderate.
Our Lady of the Pines School is located in Donvale, VIC, classified as a major cities school. With an ICSEA of 1108 (86th percentile), the school community's socio-educational advantage is above average, families tend to have higher education and income levels. ICSEA measures the educational advantage of a school's community, not the school's quality, a lower ICSEA school with strong academic scores may indicate particularly effective teaching.