Bittern Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bittern, Victoria 3918 · Mornington Peninsula LGA
About Bittern Primary School
Bittern Primary School is a public primary school located in Bittern, Victoria (3918), within the Mornington Peninsula local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 78 students (48 girls and 30 boys).
Bittern Primary School has an ICSEA value of 978, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 37th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 46% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (6.8 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 40% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Bittern Primary School scores 41.4 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 978
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)9% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-40% enrolments since 2020 (area median -9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+4 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 Bittern Primary School's 78 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bittern Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bittern Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Crib Point Primary School
Crib Point · Government primary · Prep-6
251 students · ICSEA 977 · 3.4 km away
Western Port Secondary College
Hastings · Government high school · 7-12
747 students · ICSEA 957 · 3.6 km away
St Joseph's School
Crib Point · Catholic primary · Prep-6
201 students · ICSEA 1038 · 3.6 km away
St Mary's School
Hastings · Catholic primary · Prep-6
126 students · ICSEA 1008 · 4.4 km away
Wallaroo Primary School
Hastings · Government primary · Prep-6
85 students · ICSEA 889 · 4.6 km away
Hastings Primary School
Hastings · Government primary · Prep-6
147 students · ICSEA 921 · 4.7 km away
Somers School Camp
Somers · Government primary
· 5.8 km away
Somers Primary School
Somers · Government primary · Prep-6
209 students · ICSEA 1045 · 5.8 km away
Balnarring Primary School
Balnarring · Government primary · Prep-6
312 students · ICSEA 1084 · 5.9 km away
Flinders Christian Community College
Tyabb · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,698 students · ICSEA 1083 · 8.6 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Stratford Primary School
Stratford · Government primary · Prep-6
92 students · ICSEA 978
Rochester Primary School
Rochester · Government primary · Prep-6
181 students · ICSEA 978
Cobden Primary School
Cobden · Government primary · Prep-6
123 students · ICSEA 978
Clunes Primary School
Clunes · Government primary · Prep-6
96 students · ICSEA 978
Little River Primary School
Little River · Government primary · Prep-6
102 students · ICSEA 978
Winchelsea Primary School
Winchelsea · Government primary · Prep-6
141 students · ICSEA 978
Frequently asked questions
Is Bittern Primary School a public or private school?
Bittern Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Bittern Primary School offer?
Bittern Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Bittern Primary School?
In 2025, Bittern Primary School had 78 enrolled students (48 girls, 30 boys), a change of -40% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bittern Primary School?
Bittern Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 978. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bittern Primary School?
Bittern Primary School has about 11.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Bittern Primary School each year?
In 2025, Bittern Primary School had 7 students in Prep and 16 in Year 6.
Is Bittern Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Bittern Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bittern Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Bittern Primary 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Bittern Primary School?
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