Lancaster Primary School
8 Weller Road, Lancaster VIC 3620
Lancaster Primary School is a government primary school in Lancaster, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 34 students. Its ICSEA is 945, 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
Drawn from public online sources: Lancaster Primary School is a small rural government school about 8 km east of Kyabram in northern Victoria, open since 1876. It has around 35 students in multi-age classes from Prep to Year 6. The school is known for an evidence-based approach to teaching, with explicit, systematic instruction in fundamental concepts and skills.
Often praised
- Explicit, systematic teaching
- Multi-age classes
- Small rural community
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: high. 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 Lancaster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrigum Primary School | Merrigum | Public primary | 6.2 km | 813 | 14 |
| Kyabram P-12 College | Kyabram | Public k–12 / combined | 6.9 km | 943 | 905 |
| St Augustine's College | Kyabram | Catholic k–12 / combined | 7.9 km | 1,012 | 691 |
| Undera Primary School | Undera | Public primary | 8.7 km | 942 | 13 |
| Mooroopna North Primary School | Mooroopna | Public primary | 14.9 km | 948 | 29 |
| Sacred Heart School | Tatura | Catholic primary | 16.2 km | 1,040 | 236 |
| Tatura Primary School | Tatura | Public primary | 17.0 km | 979 | 160 |
| Girgarre Primary School | Girgarre | Public primary | 17.1 km | 863 | 25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invermay Primary School | Invermay | Public primary · P-6 | 82 | 945 |
| Longwarry Primary School | Longwarry | Public primary · P-6 | 142 | 945 |
| Raywood Primary School | Raywood | Public primary · P-6 | 20 | 945 |
| Araluen Primary School | Sale | Public primary · P-6 | 89 | 946 |
| Colac Primary School | Colac | Public primary · P-6 | 152 | 946 |
| Cranbourne West Primary School | Cranbourne | Public primary · P-6 | 569 | 946 |
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.