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Southern Cross Primary School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Endeavour Hills, Victoria 3802 · Casey LGA

58.7/ 100
Success Index
Top 50%

#686 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#2039 of 4,908 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
210
+7% over 5 years
ICSEA
1010
52nd percentile nationally
Students per teacher
10.6
19.8 FTE teachers
Year range
Prep-6

About Southern Cross Primary School

Southern Cross Primary School is a public primary school located in Endeavour Hills, Victoria (3802), within the Casey local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 210 students (100 girls and 110 boys).

Southern Cross Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1010, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 52nd percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 32% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 20 teachers (19.8 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 7% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Southern Cross Primary School scores 58.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 686th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (22nd of 65 in the Casey area).

Success Index breakdown

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

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1010
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)14% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.6 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+7% enrolments since 2020 (area median -8%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+12 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.

Southern Cross Primary School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
100
Boys
110
Language background other than English
66%
Indigenous students
1%

Enrolments by year level

How Southern Cross Primary School's 210 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Prep intake
29

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Southern Cross Primary School have changed over the past decade.

1481932382015: 179 students2016: 164 students2017: 172 students2018: 199 students2019: 219 students2020: 197 students2021: 188 students2022: 195 students2023: 200 students2024: 227 students2025: 210 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Schools near Southern Cross Primary School

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Frequently asked questions

Is Southern Cross Primary School a public or private school?

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

What year levels does Southern Cross Primary School offer?

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

How many students attend Southern Cross Primary School?

In 2025, Southern Cross Primary School had 210 enrolled students (100 girls, 110 boys), a change of 7% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Southern Cross Primary School?

Southern Cross Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1010. 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 Southern Cross Primary School rank in VIC?

Southern Cross Primary School ranks 686th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (58.7/100), and 2039th of 4,908 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Southern Cross Primary School?

Southern Cross Primary School has about 10.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How many students start Prep at Southern Cross Primary School each year?

In 2025, Southern Cross Primary School had 29 students in Prep and 32 in Year 6.

Is Southern Cross Primary School co-ed?

Yes. Southern Cross Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near Southern Cross Primary School?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Southern Cross 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 Southern Cross Primary School?

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