Marshall Road State School has a unique blend of an inner-city location with a warm, rural atmosphere, serving the community of Holland Park West. We cater for the learning needs of just over 500 students from Prep to Year 6 and pride ourself on a strong, welcoming community where family connections span generations—making it the perfect place for your child to grow, learn, and thrive.
Engagement and Belonging is our school priority in 2025
A Culture of Learning, Leading to Outstanding Performance
We are proud of our school's performance and student achievements. Our students consistently perform higher than the state averages. Parents and students also rate the school very highly in the annual school opinion surveys survey.
Our achievement data for all students is well above the state averages:
English A-C- 95.8% English A-B- 74.5%
Mathematics A-C- 98.2% Mathematics A-B- 85.7%
Our NAPLAN data indicates alignment with our learning area achievement:
| | Reading- Strong or exceeding results | Writing- Strong or exceeding results | Numeracy- Strong or exceeding results |
| Year 3 | 82.4% | 88.1% | 80.9% |
| Year 5 | 90.9% | 72.7% | 88.1%
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Small(er) School, Big Heart
Our connected community and positive reputation shine through in our annual School Opinion Survey results:
- 98.3% agree Marshall Road has a strong sense of community
- 96.7% say Marshall Road fosters respectful relationships among students
- 96.7% believe Marshall Road is a good school
- 100% feel encouraged to be active partners in their child's education at Marshall Road
We work closely with a committed group of parents on the P&C to make our school a great place to work, play, and learn.Opportunities for Students to be their True Self
Our extensive learning and enrichment programs support all of our students from Prep to Year 6 to develop their passions and talents in range of areas:
- Age-appropriate pedagogies prioritised from Prep-Year 6
- Nature play areas including our environmental learning area with chickens
- Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program (SAKGP)
- Japanese Languages program
- Digital and Design Technology specialist
- Visual Arts specialist in studio
- Instrumental and Classroom Music and Choral program (Year 3-6)
- STEAMfest celebration
- Dance and Drama program
- Health and Physical Education program and Interschool Sports
- Collaboration and extension opportunities with Holland Park SHS
Beyond the 9-3
Our school offers many extra-curricular activities and before and after school activities. These rotate throughout the school year dependent on external providers and include, but is not restricted to:
- Interschool sports Years 4 - 6
- Swimming Club run by P&C
- Camps, excursions and incursions (years 4 - 6)
- Breakfast music concerts
- Peer mediation programs
- STEAMfest
- Book Week and National Simultaneous Storytime
- Easter Hat Parade - Prep to Year 2 students - all parents and friends welcome
- Under 8's Week Prep to Year 2 students - all parents and friends welcome
- Reader's Cup
- GRIP Leadership
Around the Grounds
We are privileged with a spacious, green campus that allows plenty of space for students to experiment, innovate, build, learn and play within. Our facilities include
Out-of-School-Hours Care
Staff supervision of students commences at 8:20am. Students arriving at school prior to 8:20am should be booked into outside school hours care.
Kidszone is the name of our out-of-hours care which operates during school term, school holidays and pupil-free days from 7.00 am to 6.00 pm.
Kidszone is licensed to support a capacity of 180 children and can generally accommodate all families in need of this service.
School Community and P&C
We take pride in our strong sense of community, with many parents actively involved in school life, setting the tone for a connected and inclusive environment. Throughout the year, parents and grandparents are encouraged to volunteer and participate in our vibrant Parents and Citizens' Association (P&C).
Signature events like our school fete, Welcome BBQ and Open Classroom afternoon, Under 8's Day and Mother's and Father's Day celebrations provide wonderful opportunities to come together and celebrate our school spirit.