Newmerella Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Newmerella, Victoria 3886 · East Gippsland LGA
About Newmerella Primary School
Newmerella Primary School is a public primary school located in Newmerella, Victoria (3886), within the East Gippsland local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 41 students (21 girls and 20 boys).
Newmerella Primary School has an ICSEA value of 886, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 8th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 64% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (4.0 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 56% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Newmerella Primary School scores 21.2 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 886
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-56% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-49 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 Newmerella Primary School's 41 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Newmerella Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Newmerella Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
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Frequently asked questions
Is Newmerella Primary School a public or private school?
Newmerella Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Newmerella Primary School offer?
Newmerella Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Newmerella Primary School?
In 2025, Newmerella Primary School had 41 enrolled students (21 girls, 20 boys), a change of -56% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Newmerella Primary School?
Newmerella Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 886. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Newmerella Primary School?
Newmerella Primary School has about 10.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Newmerella Primary School each year?
In 2025, Newmerella Primary School had 8 students in Prep and 4 in Year 6.
Is Newmerella Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Newmerella Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Newmerella Primary School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Newmerella 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 Newmerella Primary School?
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