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Flowerdale Primary School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Flowerdale, Victoria 3717 · Murrindindi LGA

28.4/ 100
Success Index
Lower 50%

Scored but not ranked: fewer than 80 students.

How is this calculated?
Students
27
-7% over 5 years
ICSEA
933
19th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
5.9
4.6 FTE teachers
Year range
Prep-6

About Flowerdale Primary School

Flowerdale Primary School is a public primary school located in Flowerdale, Victoria (3717), within the Murrindindi local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 27 students (4 girls and 23 boys).

Flowerdale Primary School has an ICSEA value of 933, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 19th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 58% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 5 teachers (4.6 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 7% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Flowerdale Primary School scores 28.4 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 933
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)5.9 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-7% enrolments since 2020 (area median -14%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-35 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.

Flowerdale Primary School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
4
Boys
23
Language background other than English
4%
Indigenous students
4%

Enrolments by year level

How Flowerdale Primary School's 27 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Prep intake
6

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Flowerdale Primary School have changed over the past decade.

1528402015: 33 students2016: 38 students2017: 25 students2018: 25 students2019: 17 students2020: 29 students2021: 22 students2022: 27 students2023: 30 students2024: 33 students2025: 27 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Flowerdale Primary School a public or private school?

Flowerdale Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.

What year levels does Flowerdale Primary School offer?

Flowerdale Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.

How many students attend Flowerdale Primary School?

In 2025, Flowerdale Primary School had 27 enrolled students (4 girls, 23 boys), a change of -7% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Flowerdale Primary School?

Flowerdale Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 933. 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 Flowerdale Primary School?

Flowerdale Primary School has about 5.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How many students start Prep at Flowerdale Primary School each year?

In 2025, Flowerdale Primary School had 6 students in Prep and 2 in Year 6.

Is Flowerdale Primary School co-ed?

Yes. Flowerdale Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

Where can I get tutoring near Flowerdale Primary School?

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