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Trafalgar Primary School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Trafalgar, Victoria 3824 · Baw Baw LGA

36.7/ 100
Success Index
Lower 50%

#1136 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#3665 of 4,908 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
359
-7% over 5 years
ICSEA
986
40th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
15.6
23.0 FTE teachers
Year range
Prep-6

About Trafalgar Primary School

Trafalgar Primary School is a public primary school located in Trafalgar, Victoria (3824), within the Baw Baw local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 359 students (175 girls and 184 boys).

Trafalgar Primary School has an ICSEA value of 986, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 40th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 41% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 28 teachers (23.0 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 7% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Trafalgar Primary School scores 36.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1136th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (15th of 16 in the Baw Baw area).

Success Index breakdown

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

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 986
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)7% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.6 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-7% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-7 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.

Trafalgar Primary School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
175
Boys
184
Language background other than English
6%
Indigenous students
3%

Enrolments by year level

How Trafalgar Primary School's 359 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Prep intake
50

Enrolment trend

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

3233854462015: 377 students2016: 393 students2017: 408 students2018: 425 students2019: 412 students2020: 388 students2021: 387 students2022: 369 students2023: 362 students2024: 365 students2025: 359 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Trafalgar Primary School a public or private school?

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

What year levels does Trafalgar Primary School offer?

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

How many students attend Trafalgar Primary School?

In 2025, Trafalgar Primary School had 359 enrolled students (175 girls, 184 boys), a change of -7% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Trafalgar Primary School?

Trafalgar Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 986. 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 Trafalgar Primary School rank in VIC?

Trafalgar Primary School ranks 1136th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (36.7/100), and 3665th of 4,908 nationally.

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

Trafalgar Primary School has about 15.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How many students start Prep at Trafalgar Primary School each year?

In 2025, Trafalgar Primary School had 50 students in Prep and 56 in Year 6.

Is Trafalgar Primary School co-ed?

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

What other schools are near Trafalgar Primary School?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Trafalgar 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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