Colac West Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Colac, Victoria 3250 · Colac Otway LGA
About Colac West Primary School
Colac West Primary School is a public primary school located in Colac, Victoria (3250), within the Colac Otway local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 62 students (30 girls and 32 boys).
Colac West Primary School has an ICSEA value of 899, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 10th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 69% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (7.0 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 40% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Colac West Primary School scores 22.9 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 899
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-40% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-40 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 Colac West Primary School's 62 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Colac West Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Colac West Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Mary's School
Colac · Catholic primary · Prep-6
266 students · ICSEA 1025 · 528 m away
Colac South West Primary School
Colac · Government primary · Prep-6
129 students · ICSEA 948 · 1.0 km away
Lake Colac School
Colac · Government special · U
82 students · ICSEA 933 · 1.2 km away
Colac Primary School
Colac · Government primary · Prep-6
164 students · ICSEA 946 · 1.6 km away
Trinity College Colac
Colac · Catholic high school · 7-12
744 students · ICSEA 1015 · 1.6 km away
Sacred Heart School
Elliminyt · Catholic primary · Prep-6
398 students · ICSEA 1025 · 1.9 km away
Colac Secondary College
Colac · Government high school · 7-12
476 students · ICSEA 955 · 1.9 km away
Elliminyt Primary School
Elliminyt · Government primary · Prep-6
229 students · ICSEA 996 · 2.8 km away
St Brendan's School
Coragulac · Catholic primary · Prep-6
37 students · ICSEA 977 · 9.0 km away
Alvie Primary School
Alvie · Government primary · Prep-6
78 students · ICSEA 968 · 12 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Zeerust Primary School
Zeerust · Government primary · Prep-6
10 students · ICSEA 899
Heywood Consolidated School
Heywood · Government primary · Prep-6
105 students · ICSEA 899
Mooroopna Primary School
Mooroopna · Government primary · Prep-6
237 students · ICSEA 900
Sebastopol Primary School
Sebastopol · Government primary · Prep-6
98 students · ICSEA 901
Morwell Park Primary School
Morwell · Government primary · Prep-6
332 students · ICSEA 897
Bundarra Primary School
Portland · Government primary · Prep-6
86 students · ICSEA 897
Frequently asked questions
Is Colac West Primary School a public or private school?
Colac West Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Colac West Primary School offer?
Colac West Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Colac West Primary School?
In 2025, Colac West Primary School had 62 enrolled students (30 girls, 32 boys), a change of -40% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Colac West Primary School?
Colac West Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 899. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Colac West Primary School?
Colac West Primary School has about 8.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Colac West Primary School each year?
In 2025, Colac West Primary School had 4 students in Prep and 14 in Year 6.
Is Colac West Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Colac West Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Colac West Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Colac West 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 Colac West Primary School?
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