Poowong Consolidated School
27-59 Ranceby Road, Poowong VIC 3988
Poowong Consolidated School is a government primary school in Poowong, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 94 students. Its ICSEA is 985, 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: Poowong Consolidated School is a small government Prep-6 school in the South Gippsland township of Poowong, bordered by dairy farms. It opened in 1957 and has around 101 students with a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7 to 1. Its community draws on neighbouring townships and families from further afield, including Korumburra and Drouin.
Often praised
- Rural South Gippsland setting
- Small class sizes
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Primary School | Loch | Public primary | 6.5 km | 995 | 145 |
| Nyora Primary School | Nyora | Public primary | 8.3 km | 984 | 25 |
| St Joseph's School | Korumburra | Catholic primary | 11.4 km | 1,002 | 101 |
| Korumburra Primary School | Korumburra | Public primary | 11.4 km | 973 | 346 |
| Ripplebrook Primary School | Ripplebrook | Public primary | 15.5 km | 943 | 46 |
| Lardner and District Primary School | Lardner | Public primary | 18.1 km | 1,007 | 73 |
| Ellinbank Primary School | Ellinbank | Public primary | 18.4 km | 985 | 30 |
| Lang Lang Primary School | Lang Lang | Public primary | 19.5 km | 960 | 183 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dederang Primary School | Dederang | Public primary · P-6 | 28 | 985 |
| Eildon Primary School | Eildon | Public primary · P-6 | 16 | 985 |
| Ellinbank Primary School | Ellinbank | Public primary · P-6 | 30 | 985 |
| Foster Primary School | Foster | Public primary · P-6 | 121 | 985 |
| Karingal Primary School | Frankston | Public primary · P-6 | 235 | 985 |
| Monmia Primary School | Keilor Downs | Public primary · P-6 | 171 | 985 |
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.