Bruthen Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bruthen, Victoria 3885 · East Gippsland LGA
About Bruthen Primary School
Bruthen Primary School is a public primary school located in Bruthen, Victoria (3885), within the East Gippsland local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 72 students (32 girls and 40 boys).
Bruthen Primary School has an ICSEA value of 994, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 44th percentile of Australian schools. 12% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 34% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (6.6 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 44% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Bruthen Primary School scores 49.3 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 994
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)12% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+44% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+11 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 Bruthen Primary School's 72 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bruthen Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bruthen Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Tambo Upper Primary School
Tambo Upper · Government primary · Prep-6
84 students · ICSEA 1001 · 7.0 km away
Swan Reach Primary School
Swan Reach · Government primary · Prep-6
102 students · ICSEA 970 · 13 km away
Nicholson Primary School
Nicholson · Government primary · Prep-6
70 students · ICSEA 948 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
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Miners Rest Primary School
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353 students · ICSEA 994
Yarragon Primary School
Yarragon · Government primary · Prep-6
202 students · ICSEA 994
Bunyip Primary School
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Neerim South Primary School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bruthen Primary School a public or private school?
Bruthen Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Bruthen Primary School offer?
Bruthen Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Bruthen Primary School?
In 2025, Bruthen Primary School had 72 enrolled students (32 girls, 40 boys), a change of 44% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bruthen Primary School?
Bruthen Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 994. 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 Bruthen Primary School?
Bruthen Primary School has about 10.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Bruthen Primary School each year?
In 2025, Bruthen Primary School had 13 students in Prep and 13 in Year 6.
Is Bruthen Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Bruthen Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bruthen Primary School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Bruthen 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.
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