Buxton Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Buxton, Victoria 3711 · Murrindindi LGA
About Buxton Primary School
Buxton Primary School is a public primary school located in Buxton, Victoria (3711), within the Murrindindi local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 40 students (18 girls and 22 boys).
Buxton Primary School has an ICSEA value of 997, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 46th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 43% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (3.7 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.6 to 1.
On the Success Index, Buxton Primary School scores 48.2 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 997
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)13% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-1 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 Buxton Primary School's 40 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Buxton Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Buxton Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
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Coldstream Primary School
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Yarra Glen Primary School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Buxton Primary School a public or private school?
Buxton Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Buxton Primary School offer?
Buxton Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Buxton Primary School?
In 2025, Buxton Primary School had 40 enrolled students (18 girls, 22 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Buxton Primary School?
Buxton Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 997. 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 Buxton Primary School?
Buxton Primary School has about 10.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Buxton Primary School each year?
In 2025, Buxton Primary School had 5 students in Prep and 7 in Year 6.
Is Buxton Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Buxton Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Buxton Primary School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Buxton 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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