Sale Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sale, Victoria 3850 · Wellington LGA
#943 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#2934 of 4,908 nationally
About Sale Primary School
Sale Primary School is a public primary school located in Sale, Victoria (3850), within the Wellington local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 465 students (210 girls and 255 boys).
Sale Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1003, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 48th percentile of Australian schools. 15% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 32% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 36 teachers (30.8 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sale Primary School scores 46.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 943rd of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (6th of 16 in the Wellington area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1003
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)15% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median +3%)
- 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 Sale Primary School's 465 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sale Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sale Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Sale College
Sale · Government high school · 7-12
782 students · ICSEA 943 · 498 m away
Catholic College Sale
Sale · Catholic high school · 7-12
872 students · ICSEA 1015 · 864 m away
St Mary's Primary School
Sale · Catholic primary · Prep-6
180 students · ICSEA 1045 · 1.0 km away
St Thomas' School
Sale · Catholic primary · Prep-6
289 students · ICSEA 1039 · 1.3 km away
Araluen Primary School
Sale · Government primary · Prep-6
104 students · ICSEA 946 · 1.3 km away
Guthridge Primary School
Sale · Government primary · Prep-6
267 students · ICSEA 973 · 1.7 km away
Gippsland Grammar
Sale · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,039 students · ICSEA 1096 · 1.8 km away
Wurruk Primary School
Wurruk · Government primary · Prep-6
40 students · ICSEA 827 · 3.0 km away
Sale and District Specialist School
Sale · Government special · U
101 students · ICSEA 937 · 3.0 km away
Cobains Primary School
Cobains · Government primary · Prep-6
46 students · ICSEA 939 · 6.3 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Osbornes Flat Primary School
Osbornes Flat · Government primary · Prep-6
40 students · ICSEA 1003
Beveridge Primary School
Beveridge · Government primary · Prep-6
753 students · ICSEA 1003
Puckapunyal Primary School
Puckapunyal · Government primary · Prep-6
189 students · ICSEA 1003
Exford Primary School
Exford · Government primary · Prep-6
326 students · ICSEA 1003
Clyde Primary School
Clyde · Government primary · Prep-6
518 students · ICSEA 1003
Bayswater West Primary School
Bayswater · Government primary · Prep-6
223 students · ICSEA 1003
Frequently asked questions
Is Sale Primary School a public or private school?
Sale Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Sale Primary School offer?
Sale Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Sale Primary School?
In 2025, Sale Primary School had 465 enrolled students (210 girls, 255 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sale Primary School?
Sale Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1003. 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.
How does Sale Primary School rank in VIC?
Sale Primary School ranks 943rd of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (46.8/100), and 2934th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sale Primary School?
Sale Primary School has about 15.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Sale Primary School each year?
In 2025, Sale Primary School had 68 students in Prep and 72 in Year 6.
Is Sale Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Sale Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sale Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sale 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 Sale Primary School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Springvale, about 169 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.