Lardner and District Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lardner, Victoria 3821 · Baw Baw LGA
About Lardner and District Primary School
Lardner and District Primary School is a public primary school located in Lardner, Victoria (3821), within the Baw Baw local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 71 students (36 girls and 35 boys).
Lardner and District Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1007, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 50th percentile of Australian schools. 12% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 33% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (7.0 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 29% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Lardner and District Primary School scores 51.8 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 1007
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)12% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+29% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-3 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 Lardner and District Primary School's 71 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Lardner and District Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Lardner and District Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
ECG Secondary College
Warragul · Independent special · 9-12
306 students · ICSEA 957 · 5.0 km away
St Joseph's School
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335 students · ICSEA 1051 · 5.8 km away
Warragul & District Specialist School
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Warragul Regional College
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662 students · ICSEA 975 · 5.9 km away
Marist-Sion College
Warragul · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,063 students · ICSEA 1025 · 5.9 km away
Drouin South Primary School
Drouin South · Government primary · Prep-6
202 students · ICSEA 982 · 6.0 km away
Ellinbank Primary School
Ellinbank · Government primary · Prep-6
26 students · ICSEA 985 · 6.2 km away
Warragul Primary School
Warragul · Government primary · Prep-6
261 students · ICSEA 986 · 6.8 km away
Chairo Christian School
Drouin · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,691 students · ICSEA 1055 · 6.9 km away
Bona Vista Primary School
Bona Vista · Government primary · Prep-6
17 students · ICSEA 916 · 7.0 km away
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Newington Primary School
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Kinglake Primary School
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Tawonga Primary School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lardner and District Primary School a public or private school?
Lardner and District Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Lardner and District Primary School offer?
Lardner and District Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Lardner and District Primary School?
In 2025, Lardner and District Primary School had 71 enrolled students (36 girls, 35 boys), a change of 29% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Lardner and District Primary School?
Lardner and District Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1007. 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 Lardner and District Primary School?
Lardner and District Primary School has about 10.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Lardner and District Primary School each year?
In 2025, Lardner and District Primary School had 8 students in Prep and 6 in Year 6.
Is Lardner and District Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Lardner and District Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Lardner and District Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Lardner and District 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 Lardner and District Primary School?
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