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Somerville Rise Primary School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Somerville, Victoria 3912 · Mornington Peninsula LGA

38.6/ 100
Success Index
Lower 50%

#1101 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#3530 of 4,908 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
156
-19% over 5 years
ICSEA
975
36th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
11.0
14.2 FTE teachers
Year range
Prep-6

About Somerville Rise Primary School

Somerville Rise Primary School is a public primary school located in Somerville, Victoria (3912), within the Mornington Peninsula local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 156 students (62 girls and 94 boys).

Somerville Rise Primary School has an ICSEA value of 975, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 36th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 46% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 16 teachers (14.2 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 19% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Somerville Rise Primary School scores 38.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1101st of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (30th of 34 in the Mornington Peninsula area).

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 975
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.0 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-19% enrolments since 2020 (area median -9%)
  • 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.

Somerville Rise Primary School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
62
Boys
94
Language background other than English
5%
Indigenous students
5%

Enrolments by year level

How Somerville Rise Primary School's 156 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Prep intake
25

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Somerville Rise Primary School have changed over the past decade.

1332423512015: 334 students2016: 326 students2017: 302 students2018: 264 students2019: 222 students2020: 193 students2021: 191 students2022: 168 students2023: 148 students2024: 150 students2025: 156 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Somerville Rise Primary School a public or private school?

Somerville Rise Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.

What year levels does Somerville Rise Primary School offer?

Somerville Rise Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.

How many students attend Somerville Rise Primary School?

In 2025, Somerville Rise Primary School had 156 enrolled students (62 girls, 94 boys), a change of -19% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Somerville Rise Primary School?

Somerville Rise Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 975. 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 Somerville Rise Primary School rank in VIC?

Somerville Rise Primary School ranks 1101st of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (38.6/100), and 3530th of 4,908 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Somerville Rise Primary School?

Somerville Rise Primary School has about 11.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How many students start Prep at Somerville Rise Primary School each year?

In 2025, Somerville Rise Primary School had 25 students in Prep and 17 in Year 6.

Is Somerville Rise Primary School co-ed?

Yes. Somerville Rise Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near Somerville Rise Primary School?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Somerville Rise 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 Somerville Rise Primary School?

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