Toolern Vale and District Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Toolern Vale, Victoria 3337 · Melton LGA
#1185 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#3856 of 4,908 nationally
About Toolern Vale and District Primary School
Toolern Vale and District Primary School is a public primary school located in Toolern Vale, Victoria (3337), within the Melton local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 155 students (76 girls and 79 boys).
Toolern Vale and District Primary School has an ICSEA value of 957, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 28th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 51% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 19 teachers (16.0 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Toolern Vale and District Primary School scores 33.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1185th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (24th of 29 in the Melton area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 957
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-10% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- 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 Toolern Vale and District Primary School's 155 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Toolern Vale and District Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Toolern Vale and District Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Kurunjang Primary School
Melton · Government primary · Prep-6
590 students · ICSEA 942 · 7.1 km away
Kurunjang Secondary College
Melton · Government high school · 7-12
873 students · ICSEA 947 · 7.4 km away
Arnolds Creek Primary School
Harkness · Government primary · Prep-6
724 students · ICSEA 999 · 8.1 km away
Melton West Primary School
Melton West · Government primary · Prep-6
520 students · ICSEA 925 · 8.2 km away
Melton Primary School
Melton · Government primary · Prep-6
507 students · ICSEA 961 · 8.3 km away
St Dominic's School
Melton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
369 students · ICSEA 967 · 8.3 km away
Muhammadiyah Australia College
Melton · Independent combined · Prep-9
182 students · ICSEA 1052 · 8.4 km away
Wedge Park Primary School
Melton West · Government primary · Prep-6
848 students · ICSEA 976 · 8.5 km away
Melton Specialist School
Melton · Government special · U
406 students · ICSEA 951 · 8.5 km away
St Francis Catholic College
Melton West · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,846 students · ICSEA 1012 · 8.8 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Lismore Primary School
Lismore · Government primary · Prep-6
26 students · ICSEA 957
Carlton Primary School
Carlton · Government primary · Prep-6
114 students · ICSEA 957
Broken Creek Primary School
Broken Creek · Government primary · Prep-6
25 students · ICSEA 958
Heyfield Primary School
Heyfield · Government primary · Prep-6
122 students · ICSEA 956
Eaglehawk North Primary School
Eaglehawk · Government primary · Prep-6
269 students · ICSEA 958
St Arnaud Primary School
St Arnaud · Government primary · Prep-6
110 students · ICSEA 958
Frequently asked questions
Is Toolern Vale and District Primary School a public or private school?
Toolern Vale and District Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Toolern Vale and District Primary School offer?
Toolern Vale and District Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Toolern Vale and District Primary School?
In 2025, Toolern Vale and District Primary School had 155 enrolled students (76 girls, 79 boys), a change of -10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Toolern Vale and District Primary School?
Toolern Vale and District Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 957. 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 Toolern Vale and District Primary School rank in VIC?
Toolern Vale and District Primary School ranks 1185th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (33.7/100), and 3856th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Toolern Vale and District Primary School?
Toolern Vale and District Primary School has about 9.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Toolern Vale and District Primary School each year?
In 2025, Toolern Vale and District Primary School had 21 students in Prep and 22 in Year 6.
Is Toolern Vale and District Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Toolern Vale and District Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Toolern Vale and District Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Toolern Vale and District 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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