Wild Cherry School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bairnsdale, Victoria 3875 · East Gippsland LGA
About Wild Cherry School
Wild Cherry School is an independent primary school located in Bairnsdale, Victoria (3875), within the East Gippsland local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 43 students (20 girls and 23 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
Wild Cherry School has an ICSEA value of 1053, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 69th percentile of Australian schools. 26% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (4.2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Wild Cherry School scores 64.7 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 1053
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)26% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-4% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+61 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 Wild Cherry School's 43 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Wild Cherry School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Wild Cherry School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bairnsdale West Primary School
Bairnsdale · Government primary · Prep-6
328 students · ICSEA 913 · 388 m away
Bairnsdale Secondary College
Bairnsdale · Government high school · 7-12
1,213 students · ICSEA 955 · 911 m away
East Gippsland Specialist School
Bairnsdale · Government special · U
95 students · ICSEA 857 · 1.1 km away
Bairnsdale Primary School
Bairnsdale · Government primary · Prep-6
260 students · ICSEA 892 · 1.5 km away
Lucknow Primary School
Eastwood · Government primary · Prep-6
539 students · ICSEA 986 · 2.2 km away
Nagle College
Bairnsdale · Catholic high school · 7-12
803 students · ICSEA 1018 · 2.5 km away
St Mary's School
Bairnsdale · Catholic primary · Prep-6
473 students · ICSEA 1024 · 3.0 km away
Bairnsdale Christian College
Bairnsdale · Independent combined · Prep-10
82 students · ICSEA 1010 · 3.4 km away
Eagle Point Primary School
Eagle Point · Government primary · Prep-6
170 students · ICSEA 1002 · 10 km away
Nicholson Primary School
Nicholson · Government primary · Prep-6
70 students · ICSEA 948 · 12 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
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Kilsyth · Independent primary · Prep-6
94 students · ICSEA 1061
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Daylesford · Independent primary · Prep-6
21 students · ICSEA 1062
Tarrington Lutheran School
Tarrington · Independent primary · Prep-6
106 students · ICSEA 1063
Learning Co-Operative School
Cottles Bridge · Independent primary · Prep-5
31 students · ICSEA 1065
Phillip Island Village School
Ventnor · Independent primary · Prep-6
45 students · ICSEA 1071
Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment
Reservoir · Independent primary · Prep-6
53 students · ICSEA 1032
Frequently asked questions
Is Wild Cherry School a public or private school?
Wild Cherry School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
What year levels does Wild Cherry School offer?
Wild Cherry School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Wild Cherry School?
In 2025, Wild Cherry School had 43 enrolled students (20 girls, 23 boys), a change of -4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Wild Cherry School?
Wild Cherry School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1053. 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 Wild Cherry School?
Wild Cherry School has about 9.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Wild Cherry School each year?
In 2025, Wild Cherry School had 7 students in Prep and 4 in Year 6.
Is Wild Cherry School co-ed?
Yes. Wild Cherry School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Wild Cherry School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Wild Cherry 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 Wild Cherry School?
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