Talbot Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Talbot, Victoria 3371 · Central Goldfields LGA
About Talbot Primary School
Talbot Primary School is a public primary school located in Talbot, Victoria (3371), within the Central Goldfields local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 37 students (20 girls and 17 boys).
Talbot Primary School has an ICSEA value of 905, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 12th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 69% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (3.7 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 31% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Talbot Primary School scores 23.7 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 905
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-31% enrolments since 2020 (area median +0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-38 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 Talbot Primary School's 37 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Talbot Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Talbot Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Highview College
Maryborough · Independent high school · 7-12
463 students · ICSEA 1005 · 13 km away
St Augustine's School
Maryborough · Catholic primary · Prep-6
266 students · ICSEA 1016 · 13 km away
Maryborough Education Centre
Maryborough · Government combined · U, Prep-12
921 students · ICSEA 921 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Lemnos Primary School
Lemnos · Government primary · 3-6
5 students · ICSEA 905
Ranfurly Primary School
Mildura · Government primary · Prep-6
418 students · ICSEA 906
Warracknabeal Primary School
Warracknabeal · Government primary · Prep-6
111 students · ICSEA 903
Wunghnu Primary School
Wunghnu · Government primary · Prep-6
31 students · ICSEA 907
Tanjil South Primary School
Tanjil South · Government primary · 1-6
10 students · ICSEA 903
Dandenong South Primary School
Dandenong · Government primary · Prep-6
607 students · ICSEA 907
Frequently asked questions
Is Talbot Primary School a public or private school?
Talbot Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Talbot Primary School offer?
Talbot Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Talbot Primary School?
In 2025, Talbot Primary School had 37 enrolled students (20 girls, 17 boys), a change of -31% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Talbot Primary School?
Talbot Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 905. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Talbot Primary School?
Talbot Primary School has about 9.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Talbot Primary School each year?
In 2025, Talbot Primary School had 6 students in Prep and 5 in Year 6.
Is Talbot Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Talbot Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Talbot Primary School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Talbot 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.
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