Taradale Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Taradale, Victoria 3447 · Mount Alexander LGA
About Taradale Primary School
Taradale Primary School is a public primary school located in Taradale, Victoria (3447), within the Mount Alexander local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 74 students (43 girls and 31 boys).
Taradale Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1075, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 77th percentile of Australian schools. 33% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 10% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (6.0 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 24% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Taradale Primary School scores 68.6 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 1075
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)33% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-24% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+17 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 Taradale Primary School's 74 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Taradale Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Taradale Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Elphinstone Primary School
Elphinstone · Government primary · Prep-6
29 students · ICSEA 1036 · 4.2 km away
Malmsbury Primary School
Malmsbury · Government primary · Prep-6
69 students · ICSEA 1074 · 6.1 km away
Chewton Primary School
Chewton · Government primary · Prep-6
54 students · ICSEA 1119 · 10 km away
Langley Primary School
Langley · Government primary · 3-5
2 students · 13 km away
Castlemaine Secondary College
Castlemaine · Government high school · 7-12
695 students · ICSEA 1040 · 14 km away
Campbells Creek Primary School
Campbells Creek · Government primary · Prep-6
174 students · ICSEA 1011 · 14 km away
Castlemaine Primary School
Castlemaine · Government primary · Prep-6
178 students · ICSEA 1054 · 14 km away
St Mary's School
Castlemaine · Catholic primary · Prep-6
64 students · ICSEA 1033 · 14 km away
Castlemaine North Primary School
Castlemaine · Government primary · Prep-6
278 students · ICSEA 1117 · 15 km away
Winters Flat Primary School
Castlemaine · Government primary · Prep-6
115 students · ICSEA 1078 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Carrum Primary School
Carrum · Government primary · Prep-6
369 students · ICSEA 1075
Chelsea Primary School
Chelsea · Government primary · Prep-6
360 students · ICSEA 1075
Richmond West Primary School
Richmond · Government primary · Prep-6
281 students · ICSEA 1075
Kingston Heath Primary School
Cheltenham · Government primary · Prep-6
184 students · ICSEA 1075
Surfside Primary School
Ocean Grove · Government primary · Prep-6
545 students · ICSEA 1075
Malmsbury Primary School
Malmsbury · Government primary · Prep-6
69 students · ICSEA 1074
Frequently asked questions
Is Taradale Primary School a public or private school?
Taradale Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Taradale Primary School offer?
Taradale Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Taradale Primary School?
In 2025, Taradale Primary School had 74 enrolled students (43 girls, 31 boys), a change of -24% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Taradale Primary School?
Taradale Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1075. 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 Taradale Primary School?
Taradale Primary School has about 12.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Taradale Primary School each year?
In 2025, Taradale Primary School had 6 students in Prep and 13 in Year 6.
Is Taradale Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Taradale Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Taradale Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Taradale 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 Taradale Primary School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Craigieburn, about 71 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.