Colac Primary School
53-65 Murray Street East, Colac VIC 3250
Colac Primary School is a government primary school in Colac, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 152 students. Its ICSEA is 946, 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
Public online information describes Colac Primary School as one of Victoria's oldest government primary schools, serving Foundation to Year 6 students in Colac. Its own site emphasises a safe, caring and inclusive learning environment built around values of respect, kindness, personal best, courage, honesty and tolerance, with core English and Maths teaching alongside specialist subjects, camps and programs. The school also offers Out of Hours School Care and acknowledges the local Gulidjan people as traditional custodians, reflecting community and cultural engagement.
Often praised
- safe, caring, inclusive environment
- clear values focus
- out of hours school care
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 Colac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's School | Colac | Catholic primary | 1.2 km | 1,025 | 266 |
| Colac West Primary School | Colac | Public primary | 1.6 km | 899 | 56 |
| Colac South West Primary School | Colac | Public primary | 2.4 km | 948 | 147 |
| Sacred Heart School | Eliminyt | Catholic primary | 2.5 km | 1,025 | 398 |
| Elliminyt Primary School | Elliminyt | Public primary | 3.0 km | 996 | 225 |
| St Brendan's School | Coragulac | Catholic primary | 10.1 km | 977 | 37 |
| Alvie Primary School | Alvie | Public primary | 13.4 km | 968 | 46 |
| Birregurra Primary School | Birregurra | Public primary | 16.4 km | 1,052 | 118 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araluen Primary School | Sale | Public primary · P-6 | 89 | 946 |
| Cranbourne West Primary School | Cranbourne | Public primary · P-6 | 569 | 946 |
| Leitchville Primary School | Leitchville | Public primary · P-6 | 11 | 946 |
| Athol Road Primary School | Springvale South | Public primary · P-6 | 389 | 947 |
| Invermay Primary School | Invermay | Public primary · P-6 | 82 | 945 |
| Lancaster Primary School | Lancaster | Public primary · P-6 | 34 | 945 |
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.