Lake Colac School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Colac, Victoria 3250 · Colac Otway LGA
About Lake Colac School
Lake Colac School is a public special school located in Colac, Victoria (3250), within the Colac Otway local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 82 students (25 girls and 57 boys).
Lake Colac School has an ICSEA value of 933, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 19th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 59% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 23 teachers (19.0 full-time equivalent) and 33 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 39% over the past five years.
Lake Colac School is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Lake Colac School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Lake Colac School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Colac South West Primary School
Colac · Government primary · Prep-6
129 students · ICSEA 948 · 964 m away
Colac West Primary School
Colac · Government primary · Prep-6
62 students · ICSEA 899 · 1.2 km away
St Mary's School
Colac · Catholic primary · Prep-6
266 students · ICSEA 1025 · 1.7 km away
Trinity College Colac
Colac · Catholic high school · 7-12
744 students · ICSEA 1015 · 2.0 km away
Sacred Heart School
Elliminyt · Catholic primary · Prep-6
398 students · ICSEA 1025 · 2.2 km away
Colac Secondary College
Colac · Government high school · 7-12
476 students · ICSEA 955 · 2.7 km away
Colac Primary School
Colac · Government primary · Prep-6
164 students · ICSEA 946 · 2.8 km away
Elliminyt Primary School
Elliminyt · Government primary · Prep-6
229 students · ICSEA 996 · 3.2 km away
St Brendan's School
Coragulac · Catholic primary · Prep-6
37 students · ICSEA 977 · 8.4 km away
Alvie Primary School
Alvie · Government primary · Prep-6
78 students · ICSEA 968 · 12 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Hume Valley School
Broadmeadows · Government special · U
380 students · ICSEA 934
Belvoir School
West Wodonga · Government special · U
158 students · ICSEA 934
Cobram and District Specialist School
Cobram · Government special · U
66 students · ICSEA 929
Sale and District Specialist School
Sale · Government special · U
101 students · ICSEA 937
Nelson Park School
Bell Park · Government special · U
334 students · ICSEA 938
Latrobe Special Developmental School
Traralgon · Government special · U
84 students · ICSEA 928
Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Colac School a public or private school?
Lake Colac School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Lake Colac School offer?
Lake Colac School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Lake Colac School?
In 2025, Lake Colac School had 82 enrolled students (25 girls, 57 boys), a change of 39% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Lake Colac School?
Lake Colac 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 Lake Colac School?
Lake Colac School has about 4.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Lake Colac School co-ed?
Yes. Lake Colac School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Lake Colac School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Lake Colac 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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