Learning Co-Operative School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cottles Bridge, Victoria 3099 · Nillumbik LGA
About Learning Co-Operative School
Learning Co-Operative School is an independent primary school located in Cottles Bridge, Victoria (3099), within the Nillumbik local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 5 and in 2025 enrolled 31 students (19 girls and 12 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
Learning Co-Operative School has an ICSEA value of 1065, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 74th percentile of Australian schools. 29% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 21% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (3.6 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 48% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Learning Co-Operative School scores 67.8 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 1065
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)29% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+48% enrolments since 2020 (area median -11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+8 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 Learning Co-Operative School's 31 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Learning Co-Operative School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Learning Co-Operative School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Hurstbridge Primary School
Hurstbridge · Government primary · Prep-6
141 students · ICSEA 1055 · 1.5 km away
Panton Hill Primary School
Panton Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
147 students · ICSEA 1070 · 2.7 km away
Wattle Glen Primary School
Wattle Glen · Government primary · Prep-6
147 students · ICSEA 1055 · 5.1 km away
Arthurs Creek Primary School
Arthurs Creek · Government primary · Prep-6
22 students · ICSEA 930 · 5.7 km away
St Andrews Primary School
St Andrews · Government primary · Prep-6
40 students · ICSEA 1065 · 5.8 km away
Diamond Valley College
Diamond Creek · Government high school · 7-12
818 students · ICSEA 1020 · 6.2 km away
Doreen Primary School
Doreen · Government primary · Prep-6
167 students · ICSEA 1064 · 6.4 km away
Diamond Creek East Primary School
Diamond Creek · Government primary · Prep-6
466 students · ICSEA 1066 · 6.4 km away
Sacred Heart School
Diamond Creek · Catholic primary · Prep-6
182 students · ICSEA 1080 · 6.8 km away
Plenty Valley Christian College
Doreen · Independent combined · Prep-12
911 students · ICSEA 1113 · 6.8 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
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106 students · ICSEA 1063
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21 students · ICSEA 1062
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94 students · ICSEA 1061
Phillip Island Village School
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Ballarat Steiner School
Mount Helen · Independent primary · Prep-6
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Wild Cherry School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Learning Co-Operative School a public or private school?
Learning Co-Operative School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
What year levels does Learning Co-Operative School offer?
Learning Co-Operative School offers Prep to 5. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Learning Co-Operative School?
In 2025, Learning Co-Operative School had 31 enrolled students (19 girls, 12 boys), a change of 48% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Learning Co-Operative School?
Learning Co-Operative School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1065. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Learning Co-Operative School?
Learning Co-Operative School has about 8.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Learning Co-Operative School each year?
In 2025, Learning Co-Operative School had 3 students in Prep.
Is Learning Co-Operative School co-ed?
Yes. Learning Co-Operative School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Learning Co-Operative School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Learning Co-Operative 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 Learning Co-Operative School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Coolaroo, about 25 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.