Nicholson Primary School
Princes Highway, Nicholson VIC 3882
Nicholson Primary School is a government primary school in Nicholson, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 80 students. Its ICSEA is 948, 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: Nicholson Primary School is a government Prep to Year 6 school in Nicholson, in East Gippsland, Victoria. It opened in April 1876 and has around 70 students with a low student-to-teacher ratio. The school publishes its policies online and welcomes contact from families by phone or email.
Often praised
- Small school community
- Long local history
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Nicholson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tambo Upper Primary School | Tambo Upper | Public primary | 10.2 km | 1,001 | 79 |
| Swan Reach Primary School | Swan Reach | Public primary | 10.3 km | 970 | 100 |
| Lucknow Primary School | Eastwood | Public primary | 10.3 km | 986 | 533 |
| Eagle Point Primary School | Eagle Point | Public primary | 10.4 km | 1,002 | 168 |
| Paynesville Primary School | Paynesville | Public primary | 11.0 km | 934 | 87 |
| Bairnsdale Primary School | Bairnsdale | Public primary | 11.0 km | 892 | 261 |
| Metung Primary School | Metung | Public primary | 11.8 km | 1,034 | 50 |
| Bairnsdale West Primary School | Bairnsdale | Public primary | 12.3 km | 913 | 321 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadmeadows Primary School | Broadmeadows | Public primary · P-6 | 228 | 948 |
| Colac South West Primary School | Colac | Public primary · P-6 | 147 | 948 |
| Geelong East Primary School | Geelong East | Public primary · P-6 | 139 | 948 |
| Kilsyth Primary School | Kilsyth | Public primary · P-6 | 110 | 948 |
| Mooroopna North Primary School | Mooroopna | Public primary · P-6 | 29 | 948 |
| Tungamah Primary School | Tungamah | Public primary · P-6 | 32 | 948 |
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.