Paynesville Primary School
31 - 47 Ashley Street, Paynesville VIC 3880
Paynesville Primary School is a government primary school in Paynesville, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 87 students. Its ICSEA is 934, 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: Paynesville Primary School is a government Prep to Year 6 school on the Gippsland Lakes in East Gippsland, Victoria, about 16 kilometres from Bairnsdale. It is a small school of roughly 89 students, with around 23 staff and a low student-to-teacher ratio. The setting beside the lakes and the Mitchell River is a feature of the local community.
Often praised
- Gippsland Lakes setting
- Small class sizes
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: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Point Primary School | Eagle Point | Public primary | 3.7 km | 1,002 | 168 |
| Nicholson Primary School | Nicholson | Public primary | 11.0 km | 948 | 80 |
| Bairnsdale Primary School | Bairnsdale | Public primary | 12.3 km | 892 | 261 |
| Metung Primary School | Metung | Public primary | 12.5 km | 1,034 | 50 |
| Lucknow Primary School | Eastwood | Public primary | 13.2 km | 986 | 533 |
| Bairnsdale West Primary School | Bairnsdale | Public primary | 13.4 km | 913 | 321 |
| Wild Cherry School | Bairnsdale | Independent primary | 13.7 km | 1,053 | 43 |
| St Mary's School | Bairnsdale | Catholic primary | 13.7 km | 1,024 | 473 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numurkah Primary School | Numurkah | Public primary · P-6 | 153 | 934 |
| Specimen Hill Primary School | Golden Square | Public primary · P-6 | 211 | 934 |
| Cobram Primary School | Cobram | Public primary · P-6 | 258 | 933 |
| Dandenong Primary School | Dandenong | Public primary · P-6 | 466 | 935 |
| Flowerdale Primary School | Flowerdale | Public primary · P-6 | 30 | 933 |
| Marysville Primary School | Marysville | Public primary · P-6 | 33 | 933 |
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.