Cobden Primary School
18 Silvester Street, Cobden VIC 3266
Cobden Primary School is a government primary school in Cobden, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 112 students. Its ICSEA is 978, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own website and public listings, Cobden Primary School is a small government primary school (P-6) in Cobden, Victoria, with around 120 students. It emphasises student wellbeing, engagement, and leadership, including a student-run Cobden Conversations podcast and school captain/vice-captain roles. The school acknowledges the Kirrae Whurrong people and includes Koorie education in its programs, alongside an active School Council and Parents and Friends community group. A new playground was recently completed on-site.
Often praised
- student leadership program
- Koorie education focus
- active parent community
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Cobden Primary School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camperdown College | Camperdown | Public k–12 / combined | 11.3 km | 983 | 382 |
| St Patrick's School | Camperdown | Catholic primary | 11.5 km | 1,035 | 213 |
| Terang College | Terang | Public k–12 / combined | 16.3 km | 983 | 240 |
| St Thomas' School | Terang | Catholic primary | 17.6 km | 1,046 | 122 |
| Timboon P-12 School | Timboon | Public k–12 / combined | 19.6 km | 1,006 | 474 |
| Noorat Primary School | Noorat | Public primary | 20.0 km | 968 | 21 |
| Simpson Primary School | Simpson | Public primary | 22.1 km | 980 | 54 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bittern Primary School | Bittern | Public primary · P-6 | 64 | 978 |
| Clunes Primary School | Clunes | Public primary · P-6 | 95 | 978 |
| Little River Primary School | Little River | Public primary · P-6 | 106 | 978 |
| Nanneella Estate Primary School | Nanneella | Public primary · P-6 | 7 | 978 |
| Pakenham Hills Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary · P-6 | 464 | 978 |
| Rochester Primary School | Rochester | Public primary · P-6 | 183 | 978 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.