Sassafras Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sassafras, Victoria 3787 · Yarra Ranges LGA
About Sassafras Primary School
Sassafras Primary School is a public primary school located in Sassafras, Victoria (3787), within the Yarra Ranges local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 29 students (11 girls and 18 boys).
Sassafras Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1055, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 70th percentile of Australian schools. 24% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (3.0 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 51% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sassafras Primary School scores 62.7 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 1055
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)24% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-51% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-41 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 Sassafras Primary School's 29 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sassafras Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sassafras Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Sherbrooke Community School
Sassafras · Government combined · 1-12
95 students · ICSEA 982 · 913 m away
Olinda Primary School
Olinda · Government primary · Prep-6
13 students · ICSEA 964 · 1.2 km away
Kallista Primary School
Kallista · Government primary · Prep-6
91 students · ICSEA 1118 · 3.0 km away
Ferny Creek Primary School
Ferny Creek · Government primary · Prep-6
127 students · ICSEA 1111 · 3.1 km away
Mount Dandenong Primary School
Mount Dandenong · Government primary · Prep-6
152 students · ICSEA 1078 · 3.5 km away
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
The Basin · Catholic primary · Prep-6
255 students · ICSEA 1069 · 4.0 km away
Billanook Primary School
Montrose · Government primary · Prep-6
438 students · ICSEA 1048 · 4.3 km away
The Basin Primary School
The Basin · Government primary · Prep-6
583 students · ICSEA 1042 · 4.4 km away
Ghilgai School
Kilsyth · Independent primary · Prep-6
94 students · ICSEA 1061 · 4.8 km away
The Patch Primary School
The Patch · Government primary · Prep-6
286 students · ICSEA 1086 · 4.8 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Hurstbridge Primary School
Hurstbridge · Government primary · Prep-6
141 students · ICSEA 1055
Wattle Glen Primary School
Wattle Glen · Government primary · Prep-6
147 students · ICSEA 1055
Ferntree Gully North Primary School
Ferntree Gully · Government primary · Prep-6
289 students · ICSEA 1055
Streeton Primary School
Yallambie · Government primary · Prep-6
144 students · ICSEA 1055
Port Fairy Consolidated School
Port Fairy · Government primary · Prep-6
152 students · ICSEA 1055
Ngarri Primary School
Manor Lakes · Government primary · Prep-6
779 students · ICSEA 1055
Frequently asked questions
Is Sassafras Primary School a public or private school?
Sassafras Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Sassafras Primary School offer?
Sassafras Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Sassafras Primary School?
In 2025, Sassafras Primary School had 29 enrolled students (11 girls, 18 boys), a change of -51% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sassafras Primary School?
Sassafras Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1055. 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 Sassafras Primary School?
Sassafras Primary School has about 9.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Sassafras Primary School each year?
In 2025, Sassafras Primary School had 3 students in Prep and 4 in Year 6.
Is Sassafras Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Sassafras Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sassafras Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sassafras 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 Sassafras Primary School?
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