Upper Sandy Creek Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sandy Creek, Victoria 3695 · Indigo LGA
About Upper Sandy Creek Primary School
Upper Sandy Creek Primary School is a public primary school located in Sandy Creek, Victoria (3695), within the Indigo local government area. It caters for students from 1 to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 20 students (10 girls and 10 boys).
Upper Sandy Creek Primary School has an ICSEA value of 984, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 40th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 42% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (3.8 full-time equivalent), giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.3 to 1.
On the Success Index, Upper Sandy Creek Primary School scores 40.4 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 984
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)5.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+26 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 Upper Sandy Creek Primary School's 20 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Upper Sandy Creek Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Upper Sandy Creek Primary School
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Similar schools
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Frequently asked questions
Is Upper Sandy Creek Primary School a public or private school?
Upper Sandy Creek Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Upper Sandy Creek Primary School offer?
Upper Sandy Creek Primary School offers 1 to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Upper Sandy Creek Primary School?
In 2025, Upper Sandy Creek Primary School had 20 enrolled students (10 girls, 10 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Upper Sandy Creek Primary School?
Upper Sandy Creek Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 984. 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.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Upper Sandy Creek Primary School?
Upper Sandy Creek Primary School has about 5.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Upper Sandy Creek Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Upper Sandy Creek Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Upper Sandy Creek Primary School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Upper Sandy Creek 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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