Geelong South Primary School
200 Yarra Street, South Geelong VIC 3220
Geelong South Primary School is a government primary school in South Geelong, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 314 students. Its ICSEA is 1,088, 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
Publicly available information describes South Geelong Primary School as a long-established government primary school (P-6) with an 80-year history and heritage-listed buildings. The school teaches English, maths, STEM, Japanese, visual arts, music and PE, and runs a Girls As Leaders in STEM (GALS) program with Deakin University alongside a whole-school positive behaviour framework. Facilities include a newer gymnasium, library, landscaped grounds and on-site before/after-school care, with an active family and community events calendar.
Often praised
- GALS STEM program with Deakin
- new gymnasium and grounds
- active family community events
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 | Geelong | Catholic primary | 0.6 km | 1,114 | 214 |
| Chilwell Primary School | Newtown | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,139 | 427 |
| St Robert's School | Newtown | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,099 | 261 |
| St Margaret's School | Geelong East | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,063 | 241 |
| The Geelong College | Newtown | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,156 | 1,573 |
| Tate Street Primary School Geelong | Geelong East | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,029 | 164 |
| Belmont Primary School | Belmont | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,112 | 310 |
| Newtown Primary School | Newtown | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,076 | 169 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Katherine Primary School | Eltham North | Public primary · P-6 | 552 | 1,088 |
| Berwick Primary School | Berwick | Public primary · P-6 | 861 | 1,087 |
| Hesket Primary School | Hesket | Public primary · P-6 | 76 | 1,087 |
| Mount Eliza Primary School | Mount Eliza | Public primary · P-6 | 427 | 1,089 |
| Warranwood Primary School | Warranwood | Public primary · P-6 | 324 | 1,089 |
| Briar Hill Primary School | Briar Hill | Public primary · P-6 | 200 | 1,090 |
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.