Cowwarr Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cowwarr, Victoria 3857 · Wellington LGA
About Cowwarr Primary School
Cowwarr Primary School is a public primary school located in Cowwarr, Victoria (3857), within the Wellington local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 24 students (9 girls and 15 boys).
Cowwarr Primary School has an ICSEA value of 917, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 14th percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 66% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (2.7 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 14% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Cowwarr Primary School scores 24.4 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 917
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-14% enrolments since 2020 (area median +3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-12 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 Cowwarr Primary School's 24 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Cowwarr Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Cowwarr Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Toongabbie Primary School
Toongabbie · Government primary · Prep-6
55 students · ICSEA 964 · 8.1 km away
St Michael's School
Heyfield · Catholic primary · Prep-6
61 students · ICSEA 1010 · 8.3 km away
Heyfield Primary School
Heyfield · Government primary · Prep-6
122 students · ICSEA 956 · 8.3 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Wendouree Primary School
Wendouree · Government primary · Prep-6
116 students · ICSEA 917
Lakes Entrance Primary School
Lakes Entrance · Government primary · Prep-6
190 students · ICSEA 917
Merrijig Primary School
Merrijig · Government primary · Prep-6
16 students · ICSEA 918
Moe (Albert Street) Primary School
Moe · Government primary · Prep-6
111 students · ICSEA 918
Bona Vista Primary School
Bona Vista · Government primary · Prep-6
17 students · ICSEA 916
Aldercourt Primary School
Frankston North · Government primary · Prep-6
225 students · ICSEA 918
Frequently asked questions
Is Cowwarr Primary School a public or private school?
Cowwarr Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Cowwarr Primary School offer?
Cowwarr Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Cowwarr Primary School?
In 2025, Cowwarr Primary School had 24 enrolled students (9 girls, 15 boys), a change of -14% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Cowwarr Primary School?
Cowwarr Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 917. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Cowwarr Primary School?
Cowwarr Primary School has about 8.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Cowwarr Primary School each year?
In 2025, Cowwarr Primary School had 4 students in Prep and 2 in Year 6.
Is Cowwarr Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Cowwarr Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Cowwarr Primary School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Cowwarr 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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