Isabella Plains Early Childhood School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Isabella Plains, Australian Capital Territory 2905 · Unincorporated ACT LGA
About Isabella Plains Early Childhood School
Isabella Plains Early Childhood School is a public primary school located in Isabella Plains, Australian Capital Territory (2905), within the Unincorporated ACT local government area. It caters for students from K to 2 and in 2025 enrolled 69 students (37 girls and 32 boys).
Isabella Plains Early Childhood School has an ICSEA value of 1052, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 69th percentile of Australian schools. 28% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 13% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 11 teachers (9.6 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 31% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Isabella Plains Early Childhood School scores 64.1 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1052
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)28% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-31% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+2 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Isabella Plains Early Childhood School's 69 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Isabella Plains Early Childhood School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Isabella Plains Early Childhood School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Mary MacKillop College
Isabella Plains · Catholic high school · 7-12
2,088 students · ICSEA 1068 · 530 m away
Bonython Primary School
Bonython · Government primary · K-6
341 students · ICSEA 1034 · 715 m away
Covenant Christian School
Gordon · Independent combined · K-10
320 students · ICSEA 1090 · 1.3 km away
Monash Primary School
Monash · Government primary · K-6
414 students · ICSEA 1063 · 1.5 km away
Calwell Primary School
Calwell · Government primary · K-6
201 students · ICSEA 1010 · 2.1 km away
Richardson Primary School
Richardson · Government primary · K-6
142 students · ICSEA 952 · 2.2 km away
Trinity Christian School
Wanniassa · Independent combined · K-12
1,073 students · ICSEA 1150 · 2.3 km away
Gowrie Primary School
Gowrie · Government primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 1043 · 2.5 km away
Lake Tuggeranong College
Greenway · Government high school · 11-12
620 students · ICSEA 1023 · 2.5 km away
Calwell High School
Calwell · Government high school · 7-10
371 students · ICSEA 972 · 2.9 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in ACT with a comparable ICSEA.
Macgregor Primary School
Macgregor · Government primary · K-6
590 students · ICSEA 1050
Margaret Hendry School
Taylor · Government primary · K-6
626 students · ICSEA 1054
Ngunnawal Primary School
Ngunnawal · Government primary · K-6
620 students · ICSEA 1049
Mount Rogers Primary School
Melba · Government primary · K-6
461 students · ICSEA 1056
Evatt Primary School
Evatt · Government primary · K-6
281 students · ICSEA 1047
Neville Bonner Primary School
Bonner · Government primary · K-6
606 students · ICSEA 1058
Frequently asked questions
Is Isabella Plains Early Childhood School a public or private school?
Isabella Plains Early Childhood School is a public (government) school run by the Australian Capital Territory education department.
What year levels does Isabella Plains Early Childhood School offer?
Isabella Plains Early Childhood School offers K to 2. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Isabella Plains Early Childhood School?
In 2025, Isabella Plains Early Childhood School had 69 enrolled students (37 girls, 32 boys), a change of -31% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Isabella Plains Early Childhood School?
Isabella Plains Early Childhood School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1052. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Isabella Plains Early Childhood School?
Isabella Plains Early Childhood School has about 7.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Isabella Plains Early Childhood School each year?
In 2025, Isabella Plains Early Childhood School had 33 students in Kindergarten.
Is Isabella Plains Early Childhood School co-ed?
Yes. Isabella Plains Early Childhood School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Isabella Plains Early Childhood School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Isabella Plains Early Childhood School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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