Willowbank Primary School
385 McGeorge Road, Gisborne VIC 3437
Willowbank Primary School is a government primary school in Gisborne, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 470 students. Its ICSEA is 1,056, 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: Willowbank Primary School in Gisborne is a newer government Prep-6 school that opened in 2022, with about 370 students enrolled in 2025 and capacity for 475. Facilities include a library, art, food and science learning spaces, a performing arts and physical education building, learning neighbourhoods, hardcourts, a sports field and a co-located kindergarten.
Often praised
- Modern purpose-built facilities
- Co-located kindergarten
- Performing arts building
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: high. 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 Willowbank 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Brigid's School | Gisborne | Catholic primary | 2.1 km | 1,065 | 216 |
| Gisborne Primary School | Gisborne | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,066 | 471 |
| New Gisborne Primary School | New Gisborne | Public primary | 4.7 km | 1,080 | 418 |
| Holy Cross Primary School | New Gisborne | Catholic primary | 5.4 km | 1,063 | 210 |
| Global Village Learning | New Gisborne | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.7 km | 1,042 | 197 |
| Riddells Creek Primary School | Riddells Creek | Public primary | 7.9 km | 1,040 | 292 |
| Red Rock Christian College | Sunbury | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.8 km | 1,056 | 195 |
| Alice Miller School | Macedon | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.2 km | 1,139 | 399 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landsborough Primary School | Landsborough | Public primary · P-6 | 10 | 1,056 |
| Mount Beauty Primary School | Mount Beauty | Public primary · P-6 | 91 | 1,056 |
| Porepunkah Primary School | Porepunkah | Public primary · P-6 | 94 | 1,056 |
| Spring Gully Primary School | Bendigo | Public primary · P-6 | 408 | 1,056 |
| Sunbury Primary School | Sunbury | Public primary · P-6 | 380 | 1,056 |
| Woodford Primary School | Woodford | Public primary · P-6 | 151 | 1,056 |
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.