Cowes Primary School
177 Settlement Road, Cowes VIC 3922
Cowes Primary School is a government primary school in Cowes, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 534 students. Its ICSEA is 1,019, 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 sources, including the school's own website, describe Cowes Primary School as a long-established government primary school (over 130 years old) with around 400 students, centrally located in Cowes on Phillip Island, Victoria. It is noted as the largest primary school on Phillip Island, with facilities including a competition-sized gymnasium, tennis courts, three playgrounds, and purpose-built music, art, and STEM rooms, alongside outdoor spaces for play and reflection.
Often praised
- large modern facilities
- gymnasium and STEM rooms
- central Phillip Island location
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 Cowes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | Cowes | Catholic primary | 0.8 km | 995 | 110 |
| Newhaven College | Rhyll | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.5 km | 1,083 | 916 |
| Phillip Island Village School | Ventnor | Independent primary | 6.7 km | 1,071 | 45 |
| Somers Primary School | Somers | Public primary | 9.8 km | 1,045 | 224 |
| St Joseph's School | Crib Point | Catholic primary | 11.0 km | 1,038 | 201 |
| Crib Point Primary School | Crib Point | Public primary | 11.2 km | 977 | 234 |
| Perseverance Primary School | French Island | Public primary | 11.4 km | 977 | — |
| Newhaven Primary School | Newhaven | Public primary | 11.9 km | 1,041 | 178 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haddon Primary School | Haddon | Public primary · P-6 | 234 | 1,019 |
| Keilor Views Primary School | Keilor Downs | Public primary · P-6 | 384 | 1,019 |
| Kuyim Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary · P-6 | 206 | 1,019 |
| Longford Primary School | Longford | Public primary · P-6 | 166 | 1,019 |
| Springside Primary School | Caroline Springs | Public primary · P-6 | 927 | 1,019 |
| Teesdale Primary School | Teesdale | Public primary · P-6 | 252 | 1,019 |
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.