Encounter Lutheran College
Victor Harbor · 1.8 km
Reception to Year 12 · boys and girls
Government primary school in Victor Harbor
Victor Harbor Primary School
Victor Harbor Primary School is a government primary school for boys and girls, from Reception to Year 6, plus ungraded classes, in Victor Harbor, South Australia.
What Victor Harbor Primary School is like
It has 454 students (209 girls and 245 boys) and the equivalent of 31.8 full-time teachers, about 14 students for each teacher.
As a government school it is run by the Department for Education South Australia. 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 963, 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 Encounter Lutheran College, 1.8 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Victor Harbor in one step.
Victor Harbor Primary School at a glance
- Students
- 454
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 46% / 54%
- 209 girls, 245 boys
- Teachers
- 31.8
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 14.3 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Reception to Year 6, plus ungraded classes
- School zone
- Check an address with school zones and catchment areas (Department for Education South Australia).
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: Victor Harbor Primary School on My School.
Government schools are reviewed by the Department for Education South Australia. 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 Reception usually opens in the year before your child starts. See our guide to how school enrolment works.
The Department for Education South Australia explains who can enrol where and what to bring: Enrol in a school or preschool (South Australia).
Common questions about Victor Harbor Primary School
- Is Victor Harbor Primary School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Victor Harbor Primary School is a government primary school in South Australia. Its governing body is Department for Education South Australia.
- What years does Victor Harbor Primary School teach?
- Victor Harbor Primary School teaches Reception to Year 6, plus ungraded classes, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Victor Harbor Primary School?
- Victor Harbor Primary School had 454 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 14.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Victor Harbor Primary School?
- Victor Harbor Primary School has an ICSEA value of 963, 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 2.8 km. You can enquire with several at once.
Investigator College
Victor Harbor · 2.8 km
Reception to Year 12 · boys and girls
Other primary schools near Victor Harbor Primary School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.