Portland Bay School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Portland, Victoria 3305 · Glenelg LGA
About Portland Bay School
Portland Bay School is a public special school located in Portland, Victoria (3305), within the Glenelg local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 74 students (26 girls and 48 boys).
Portland Bay School has an ICSEA value of 898, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 10th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 68% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 14 teachers (12.4 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 16% over the past five years.
Portland Bay 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 Portland Bay School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Portland Bay School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Portland Primary School
Portland · Government primary · Prep-6
256 students · ICSEA 981 · 309 m away
Bayview College
Portland · Independent high school · 7-12
291 students · ICSEA 1009 · 869 m away
St John's Lutheran School
Portland · Independent primary · Prep-6
112 students · ICSEA 1007 · 1.3 km away
Portland Secondary College
Portland · Government high school · 7-12
505 students · ICSEA 946 · 1.4 km away
All Saints Parish School
Portland · Catholic primary · Prep-6
260 students · ICSEA 1003 · 1.5 km away
Bundarra Primary School
Portland · Government primary · Prep-6
86 students · ICSEA 897 · 1.8 km away
Portland South Primary School
Portland · Government primary · Prep-6
142 students · ICSEA 958 · 2.5 km away
Portland North Primary School
Portland North · Government primary · Prep-6
133 students · ICSEA 971 · 3.8 km away
Bolwarra Primary School
Bolwarra · Government primary · Prep-6
36 students · ICSEA 979 · 7.3 km away
Narrawong District Primary School
Narrawong · Government primary · Prep-6
69 students · ICSEA 1038 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Hampden P-12 School
Cobden · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 898
Kalianna School
Bendigo · Government special · U
221 students · ICSEA 895
Baringa School
Moe · Government special · U
166 students · ICSEA 901
Banmira Specialist School
Shepparton · Government special · U
234 students · ICSEA 894
Western English Language School
Braybrook · Government special · Prep-10
502 students · ICSEA 903
Horsham Special School
Horsham · Government special · U
106 students · ICSEA 903
Frequently asked questions
Is Portland Bay School a public or private school?
Portland Bay School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Portland Bay School offer?
Portland Bay School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Portland Bay School?
In 2025, Portland Bay School had 74 enrolled students (26 girls, 48 boys), a change of 16% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Portland Bay School?
Portland Bay School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 898. 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 Portland Bay School?
Portland Bay School has about 6.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Portland Bay School co-ed?
Yes. Portland Bay School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Portland Bay School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Portland Bay 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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