Government · Primary · Bairnsdale

Bairnsdale West Primary School

328

Students

166 boys · 162 girls

Prep-6

Year range

913

ICSEA

avg = 1000

Students from non-English speaking background

ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 913

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 13% of Australian schools.

Suburb Bairnsdale 3875

Local government area East Gippsland

Remoteness Outer Regional

Sector Government

School type Primary

Indigenous students 6%

Statistical area (SA2) Bairnsdale

Official website www.bwestps.vic.edu.au

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Other schools in Bairnsdale

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA

Bairnsdale Christian College Independent Prep-10 82 1010

Bairnsdale Primary School Government Prep-6 260 892

Bairnsdale Secondary College Government 7-12 1,213 955

East Gippsland Specialist School Government U 95 857

Nagle College Catholic 7-12 803 1018

St Mary's School Catholic Prep-6 473 1024

Wild Cherry School Independent Prep-6 43 1053

Lucknow Primary School Government Prep-6 539 986

Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC and NSW government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027 and NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026. ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →