Colac West Primary School
12 Ligar Street, Colac VIC 3250
Colac West Primary School is a government primary school in Colac, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 56 students. Its ICSEA is 899, 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 info describes Colac West Primary School as a small Colac government primary school with a strong, generations-deep community feel. Its site highlights a Nature School program, specialist and tutoring support, art and sand-tray therapy, and wellbeing frameworks (MHIPS, SWPBS) alongside a Kindness Cupboard and disability inclusion support. Small class sizes are said to allow personalised attention, with several staff recognised for teaching excellence and qualifications in psychology and wellbeing.
Often praised
- strong community feel
- small class sizes
- wellbeing and inclusion support
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
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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 | 0.5 km | 1,025 | 266 |
| Colac South West Primary School | Colac | Public primary | 1.0 km | 948 | 147 |
| Colac Primary School | Colac | Public primary | 1.6 km | 946 | 152 |
| Sacred Heart School | Eliminyt | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,025 | 398 |
| Elliminyt Primary School | Elliminyt | Public primary | 2.8 km | 996 | 225 |
| St Brendan's School | Coragulac | Catholic primary | 9.0 km | 977 | 37 |
| Alvie Primary School | Alvie | Public primary | 12.4 km | 968 | 46 |
| Beeac Primary School | Beeac | Public primary | 16.8 km | 927 | 24 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heywood Consolidated School | Heywood | Public primary · P-6 | 97 | 899 |
| Zeerust Primary School | Zeerust | Public primary · 1-6 | 9 | 899 |
| Mooroopna Primary School | Mooroopna | Public primary · P-6 | 231 | 900 |
| Bundarra Primary School | Portland | Public primary · P-6 | 90 | 897 |
| Morwell Park Primary School | Morwell | Public primary · P-6 | 328 | 897 |
| Sebastopol Primary School | Sebastopol | Public primary · P-6 | 97 | 901 |
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.