Woady Yaloak Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Smythesdale, Victoria 3351 · Golden Plains LGA
#922 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#2849 of 4,908 nationally
About Woady Yaloak Primary School
Woady Yaloak Primary School is a public primary school located in Smythesdale, Victoria (3351), within the Golden Plains local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 326 students (179 girls and 147 boys).
Woady Yaloak Primary School has an ICSEA value of 993, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 44th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 37% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 35 teachers (28.3 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Woady Yaloak Primary School scores 47.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 922nd of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (5th of 7 in the Golden Plains area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 993
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)9% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-4 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 Woady Yaloak Primary School's 326 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Woady Yaloak Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Woady Yaloak Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Haddon Primary School
Haddon · Government primary · Prep-6
232 students · ICSEA 1019 · 6.9 km away
Linton Primary School
Linton · Government primary · Prep-6
21 students · ICSEA 1001 · 12 km away
Napoleons Primary School
Napoleons · Government primary · Prep-6
86 students · ICSEA 996 · 13 km away
Delacombe Primary School
Delacombe · Government primary · Prep-6
641 students · ICSEA 970 · 14 km away
Lucas Primary School
Lucas · Government primary · Prep-6
527 students · ICSEA 1029 · 14 km away
Lumen Christi School
Delacombe · Catholic primary · Prep-6
324 students · ICSEA 1029 · 14 km away
Siena Catholic Primary School
Lucas · Catholic primary · Prep-6
336 students · ICSEA 1055 · 14 km away
Alfredton Primary School
Alfredton · Government primary · Prep-6
527 students · ICSEA 1009 · 14 km away
St Thomas More School
Alfredton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
431 students · ICSEA 1087 · 14 km away
Magpie Primary School
Magpie · Government primary · Prep-6
103 students · ICSEA 923 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Dartmoor Primary School
Dartmoor · Government primary · Prep-6
17 students · ICSEA 993
Kinglake West Primary School
Kinglake West · Government primary · Prep-6
130 students · ICSEA 993
Lara Primary School
Lara · Government primary · Prep-6
439 students · ICSEA 993
Mackellar Primary School
Delahey · Government primary · Prep-6
300 students · ICSEA 993
Cavendish Primary School
Cavendish · Government primary · Prep-6
32 students · ICSEA 992
Marong Primary School
Marong · Government primary · Prep-6
235 students · ICSEA 994
Frequently asked questions
Is Woady Yaloak Primary School a public or private school?
Woady Yaloak Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Woady Yaloak Primary School offer?
Woady Yaloak Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Woady Yaloak Primary School?
In 2025, Woady Yaloak Primary School had 326 enrolled students (179 girls, 147 boys), a change of -2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Woady Yaloak Primary School?
Woady Yaloak Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 993. 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 Woady Yaloak Primary School rank in VIC?
Woady Yaloak Primary School ranks 922nd of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (47.9/100), and 2849th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Woady Yaloak Primary School?
Woady Yaloak Primary School has about 11.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Woady Yaloak Primary School each year?
In 2025, Woady Yaloak Primary School had 42 students in Prep and 50 in Year 6.
Is Woady Yaloak Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Woady Yaloak Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Woady Yaloak Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Woady Yaloak 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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