Guildford Steiner Playgroup began in mid 2013. As local parents joined this new group, they discovered the value of the Steiner method in nurturing their children. As we grew and added more educators and families, River Blossom Education Association Inc was formed and the school moved to new premises in Midland.

Our playgroups continued to expand and we also ran several other educational activities, including home school workshops and curriculum support and a Kindergarten program one morning a week.

In 2016 we began our first mixed-age Kindergarten (3-6 years) operating as an Education and Care Service and began the process of applying for school registration. In December of that year, we officially changed our name to Helena River Steiner School, and took on the lease of the property next door for our new primary class. On 26 June 2018, the school formally received non-government school registration.

Over the next few years, the school continued to grow and expand. In November 2020, Helena River Steiner School was granted approval by the Education Minister to add a High School to our educational offering.  We purchased a beautiful property on Stirling Crescent, Hazelmere where we began to establish our second campus.

We now operate our Early Childhood, Primary and Hybrid Class 1-8 at our Hazelmere campus, our forever home.  The campus is nestled on the banks of the Helena River, intersecting urban and rural environments, where city meets nature, culture meets culture and family meets community.

From 2026, we repositioned our name to Helena River Waldorf School.