Lakeside College
2 Portobello Road, Pakenham VIC 3810
Lakeside College is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Pakenham, VIC from Prep to Year 12 with about 647 students. Its ICSEA is 1,034, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Lakeside College is a co-educational Prep to Year 12 school in Pakenham, established in 2006 and associated with the Lutheran Church of Australia. It is part of the Lutheran Education Australia network. With around 570 to 650 students, the college describes itself as a smaller Christian school that emphasises rich relationships and personalised attention for each student.
Often praised
- Lutheran Christian community
- Personalised attention
- Smaller school size
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaconhills College | Pakenham | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 1,035 | 2,965 |
| Hillcrest Christian College | Clyde North | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.3 km | 1,106 | 2,231 |
| St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar | Berwick | Independent k–12 / combined | 10.1 km | 1,155 | 980 |
| Heritage College | Narre Warren South | Independent k–12 / combined | 12.3 km | 1,058 | 613 |
| Timbarra P-9 College | Berwick | Public k–12 / combined | 12.9 km | 1,019 | 614 |
| St Thomas Aquinas College | Tynong | Independent k–12 / combined | 14.8 km | 1,030 | 204 |
| Narre Warren South P-12 College | Narre Warren South | Public k–12 / combined | 15.0 km | 918 | 2,319 |
| Casey Grammar School | Cranbourne East | Independent k–12 / combined | 15.1 km | 1,099 | 1,127 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaconhills College | Pakenham | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,965 | 1,035 |
| Grace Christian College Wodonga | Leneva | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 149 | 1,036 |
| Geelong Baptist College | Lovely Banks | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 255 | 1,031 |
| St Thomas Aquinas College | Tynong | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 204 | 1,030 |
| Wimmera Lutheran College | Nhill | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 647 | 1,038 |
| Good Shepherd College | Hamilton | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 193 | 1,028 |
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.