St Thomas Primary School
Drysdale · 12 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Government primary school in Portarlington
Portarlington Primary School
Portarlington Primary School is a government primary school for boys and girls, from Prep to Year 6, in Portarlington, Victoria.
What Portarlington Primary School is like
It has 150 students (63 girls and 87 boys) and the equivalent of 11.6 full-time teachers, about 13 students for each teacher.
As a government school it is run by the Department of Education Victoria. Tuition is free for Australian citizens and permanent residents, although schools usually ask for a voluntary contribution and charge for some materials and activities. Many government schools have a local enrolment area (catchment), and students who live inside it are guaranteed a place.
Its ICSEA value is 1010, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
The nearest private school is St Thomas Primary School, 12 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Portarlington in one step.
Portarlington Primary School at a glance
- Students
- 150
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 42% / 58%
- 63 girls, 87 boys
- Teachers
- 11.6
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 12.9 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Prep to Year 6
- School zone
- Check an address with Find my School (Victorian Department of Education).
Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.
NAPLAN results and the school profile
Australian schools are not given inspection grades. Each school’s NAPLAN results, finances, attendance and student background are published by ACARA on My School: Portarlington Primary School on My School.
Government schools are reviewed by the Department of Education Victoria. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.
How to get a place
Enrol directly with the school. Most government schools have a local enrolment area: if you live inside it your child has a place, and families from outside can apply if there is room. Enrolment for Prep usually opens in the year before your child starts. See our guide to how school enrolment works.
The Victorian Department of Education explains who can enrol where and what to bring: Enrolling in a Victorian government school.
Common questions about Portarlington Primary School
- Is Portarlington Primary School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Portarlington Primary School is a government primary school in Victoria. Its governing body is Department of Education Victoria.
- What years does Portarlington Primary School teach?
- Portarlington Primary School teaches Prep to Year 6, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Portarlington Primary School?
- Portarlington Primary School had 150 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 12.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Portarlington Primary School?
- Portarlington Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1010, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Private schools nearby
Private schools within 19 km. You can enquire with several at once.
Saint Ignatius College Geelong
Drysdale · 12 km
Years 7 to 12 · boys and girls
St Aloysius' School
Queenscliff · 17 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Our Lady Star of the Sea School
Ocean Grove · 19 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Other primary schools near Portarlington Primary School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.