Pakenham Primary School
50 Atlantic Drive, Pakenham VIC 3810
Pakenham Primary School is a government primary school in Pakenham, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 431 students. Its ICSEA is 999, 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: Pakenham Primary School opened in Term 1, 2019 in Pakenham, Victoria. Its vision is an inclusive school environment where students achieve their personal best socially, emotionally and academically. The school won the Minister's Award for Excellence in the 2019 Victorian School Design Awards and sits next to a children's centre, which may ease the transition from preschool.
Often praised
- Award-winning school design
- Inclusive school vision
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakenham Hills Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary | 1.5 km | 978 | 464 |
| St Patrick's School | Pakenham | Catholic primary | 3.2 km | 982 | 318 |
| Beaconhills College | Pakenham | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.8 km | 1,035 | 2,965 |
| Pakenham Consolidated School | Pakenham | Public primary | 4.0 km | 965 | 583 |
| Pakenham Springs Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary | 4.2 km | 995 | 691 |
| Lakeside College | Pakenham | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.8 km | 1,034 | 647 |
| Kuyim Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary | 5.5 km | 1,019 | 206 |
| St James School | Nar Nar Goon | Catholic primary | 5.5 km | 1,031 | 98 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnolds Creek Primary School | Harkness | Public primary · P-6 | 715 | 999 |
| Drouin West Primary School | Drouin West | Public primary · P-6 | 245 | 999 |
| Goonawarra Primary School | Sunbury | Public primary · P-6 | 338 | 999 |
| Irymple South Primary School | Irymple | Public primary · P-6 | 365 | 999 |
| Lyndhurst Primary School | Lyndhurst | Public primary · P-6 | 841 | 999 |
| Toolangi Primary School | Toolangi | Public primary · P-6 | 16 | 999 |
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.