Phillip Island Village School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ventnor, Victoria 3922 · Bass Coast LGA
About Phillip Island Village School
Phillip Island Village School is an independent primary school located in Ventnor, Victoria (3922), within the Bass Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 45 students (24 girls and 21 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
Phillip Island Village School has an ICSEA value of 1071, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 76th percentile of Australian schools. 27% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 10% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (5.4 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.3 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Phillip Island Village School scores 68.1 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 1071
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)27% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+16 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 Phillip Island Village School's 45 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Phillip Island Village School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Phillip Island Village School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Newhaven College
Rhyll · Independent combined · Prep-12
916 students · ICSEA 1083 · 5.9 km away
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Cowes · Catholic primary · Prep-6
110 students · ICSEA 995 · 6.5 km away
Cowes Primary School
Cowes · Government primary · Prep-6
523 students · ICSEA 1019 · 6.7 km away
Somers Primary School
Somers · Government primary · Prep-6
209 students · ICSEA 1045 · 13 km away
Newhaven Primary School
Newhaven · Government primary · Prep-6
154 students · ICSEA 1041 · 14 km away
Somers School Camp
Somers · Government primary
· 14 km away
San Remo Primary School
San Remo · Government primary · Prep-6
148 students · ICSEA 1037 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Ballarat Steiner School
Mount Helen · Independent primary · Prep-6
64 students · ICSEA 1076
Learning Co-Operative School
Cottles Bridge · Independent primary · Prep-5
31 students · ICSEA 1065
Tarrington Lutheran School
Tarrington · Independent primary · Prep-6
106 students · ICSEA 1063
Dandenong Ranges Steiner School
Emerald · Independent primary · Prep-6
151 students · ICSEA 1080
Daylesford Dharma School
Daylesford · Independent primary · Prep-6
21 students · ICSEA 1062
International Maarif Schools of Australia – Melbourne Campus
Kilmore · Independent primary · Prep-6
25 students · ICSEA 1080
Frequently asked questions
Is Phillip Island Village School a public or private school?
Phillip Island Village School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
What year levels does Phillip Island Village School offer?
Phillip Island Village School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Phillip Island Village School?
In 2025, Phillip Island Village School had 45 enrolled students (24 girls, 21 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Phillip Island Village School?
Phillip Island Village School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1071. 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 Phillip Island Village School?
Phillip Island Village School has about 8.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Phillip Island Village School each year?
In 2025, Phillip Island Village School had 2 students in Prep and 2 in Year 6.
Is Phillip Island Village School co-ed?
Yes. Phillip Island Village School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Phillip Island Village School?
There are 7 other schools within 15 km of Phillip Island Village 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 Phillip Island Village School?
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