Welshpool and District Primary School
5960 South Gippsland Highway, Welshpool VIC 3966
Welshpool and District Primary School is a government primary school in Welshpool, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 35 students. Its ICSEA is 974, 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: Welshpool and District Primary School is a small rural government school for Prep to Year 6 in South Gippsland. It describes itself as offering small classes, a wide curriculum and a caring approach to every student. Formed in 1994 by a merger of two local schools, it draws families from the township, the fishing village of Port Welshpool and surrounding farming communities, with about 29 students.
Often praised
- Small classes
- Caring approach
- Wide curriculum
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Welshpool and District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toora Primary School | Toora | Public primary | 8.9 km | 941 | 117 |
| Foster Primary School | Foster | Public primary | 19.9 km | 985 | 121 |
| Alberton Primary School | Alberton | Public primary | 21.1 km | 972 | 102 |
| Yarram Primary School | Yarram | Public primary | 24.3 km | 965 | 95 |
| St Mary's School | Yarram | Catholic primary | 24.4 km | 974 | 66 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baranduda Primary School | Baranduda | Public primary · P-6 | 163 | 974 |
| Bass Valley Primary School | Corinella | Public primary · P-6 | 200 | 974 |
| Cardross Primary School | Cardross | Public primary · P-6 | 101 | 974 |
| Carrington Primary School | Knoxfield | Public primary · P-6 | 64 | 974 |
| Chandler Park Primary School | Keysborough | Public primary · P-6 | 399 | 974 |
| Darraweit Guim Primary School | Darraweit Guim | Public primary · P-6 | 56 | 974 |
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.