Mount View Primary School, established in 1965, is situated in the suburb of Glen Waverley. The 2024 enrolment is currently 984 students. This figure includes 35 students enrolled in the school’s Deaf Facility.

The school is proud of the diverse cultural representation, which reflects the characteristics of the local community. A school neighbourhood boundary was introduced in 2011, and the school population consists of students living locally. Students are grouped into forty-one single year level classes across the school.

School facilities feature a diverse range of classroom arrangements, including two original Light Timber Construction blocks (1965), a Visual Arts complex (c1975), a full-size stadium (2003), a Performing Arts Centre (c2005), Senior Learning Centre (2012) and a range of contemporary portable classrooms.

Outdoor facilities include three fully equipped playgrounds, a fully sheltered outdoor basketball court, a large synthetic sports field and a school owned, shared use, community oval surrounded by engaging equipment.

The 2024 staffing profile consists of:

• A Principal
• 3 Assistant Principals
• 1 Leading Teacher
• 3 Learning Specialist Teachers
• 49 Classroom teachers
• 10 Teachers of the Deaf
• 3 Teachers of English as an Additional Language
• 3 Mandarin teachers
• 1 Tutor
• 2 English Literacy Support teachers
• 2 Performing Arts teachers
• 3 Physical Education teachers
• 2 Visual Arts teachers
• 10 Education Support staff
• A Nurse
• 4 Office staff
• 2 Technical Support staff
• 2 Grounds & Facilities staff

The school is accredited as an International Baccalaureate World School implementing the Primary Years Programme and continues to develop an international perspective in education. The school’s curriculum framework incorporated the eight learning areas aligned with the Victorian Curriculum. In addition, a range of extra curriculum and other opportunities was provided to students. These include learning programs in specialist learning experiences in Physical Education, Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Languages (Mandarin).