Lara Primary School
120 Flinders Avenue, Lara VIC 3212
Lara Primary School is a government primary school in Lara, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 436 students. Its ICSEA is 993, 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: Lara Primary School is a government, co-educational Prep to Year 6 school on Flinders Avenue in Lara, near Geelong. It has roughly 365 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17 to 1. School hours run from 8:15 am to 4:15 pm, an Outside School Hours Care program is available for families, and a school uniform is compulsory.
Often praised
- Outside school hours care
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony's School | Lara | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,040 | 477 |
| Lara Lake Primary School | Lara Lake | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,025 | 902 |
| Geelong Grammar School | Corio | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.0 km | 1,149 | 1,422 |
| St Francis Xavier School | Corio | Catholic primary | 7.7 km | 937 | 177 |
| Northern Bay P-12 College | Corio | Public k–12 / combined | 8.4 km | 877 | 1,762 |
| Geelong Baptist College | Lovely Banks | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.0 km | 1,031 | 255 |
| St Thomas Aquinas School | Norlane | Catholic primary | 9.4 km | 941 | 149 |
| Little River Primary School | Little River | Public primary | 9.7 km | 978 | 106 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmoor Primary School | Dartmoor | Public primary · P-6 | 21 | 993 |
| Kinglake West Primary School | Kinglake West | Public primary · P-6 | 142 | 993 |
| Mackellar Primary School | Delahey | Public primary · P-6 | 287 | 993 |
| Woady Yaloak Primary School | Smythesdale | Public primary · P-6 | 246 | 993 |
| Aitken Creek Primary School | Craigieburn | Public primary · P-6 | 870 | 992 |
| Altona North Primary School | Altona North | Public primary · P-6 | 215 | 994 |
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.