Welshpool and District Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Welshpool, Victoria 3966 · South Gippsland LGA
About Welshpool and District Primary School
Welshpool and District Primary School is a public primary school located in Welshpool, Victoria (3966), within the South Gippsland local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 32 students (15 girls and 17 boys).
Welshpool and District Primary School has an ICSEA value of 974, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 35th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 46% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (5.0 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 16% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Welshpool and District Primary School scores 41.2 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 974
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-16% enrolments since 2020 (area median -9%)
- 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 Welshpool and District Primary School's 32 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Welshpool and District Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Welshpool and District Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
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Cardross Primary School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Welshpool and District Primary School a public or private school?
Welshpool and District Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Welshpool and District Primary School offer?
Welshpool and District Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Welshpool and District Primary School?
In 2025, Welshpool and District Primary School had 32 enrolled students (15 girls, 17 boys), a change of -16% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Welshpool and District Primary School?
Welshpool and District Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 974. 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 Welshpool and District Primary School?
Welshpool and District Primary School has about 6.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Welshpool and District Primary School each year?
In 2025, Welshpool and District Primary School had 3 students in Prep and 2 in Year 6.
Is Welshpool and District Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Welshpool and District Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Welshpool and District Primary School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Welshpool 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Welshpool and District Primary School?
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