As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2011

1933 Act File No. 02-22019

1940 Act File No. 811-01241

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT of 1933 ¨
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 115 x
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 ¨
AMENDMENT NO. 88 x

EATON VANCE GROWTH TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(617) 482-8260
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

MAUREEN A. GEMMA
Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective pursuant to Rule 485 (check appropriate box):

If appropriate, check the following box:

¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)	¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)	¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)	¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Boston, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on February 7, 2011.

EATON VANCE GROWTH TRUST

By: /s/ Duncan W. Richardson
Duncan W. Richardson, President

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on February 7, 2011.

Signature	Title
/s/ Duncan W. Richardson	President (Chief Executive Officer)
Duncan W. Richardson
/s/ Barbara E. Campbell	Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Barbara E. Campbell
/s/ Benjamin C. Esty	Trustee
Benjamin C. Esty
/s/ Thomas E. Faust Jr.	Trustee
Thomas E. Faust Jr.
/s/ Allen R. Freedman	Trustee
Allen R. Freedman
/s/ William H. Park	Trustee
William H. Park
/s/ Ronald A. Pearlman	Trustee
Ronald A. Pearlman
/s/ Helen Frame Peters	Trustee
Helen Frame Peters
/s/ Lynn A. Stout	Trustee
Lynn A. Stout
/s/ Ralph F. Verni	Trustee
Ralph F. Verni

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL	XBRL Taxanomny Extention Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
Ex-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extention Presentation Linkbase

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