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Portland Bay School
Portland Bay School is a government special school in Portland, Victoria, with 74 students.
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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 10% of Australian schools.
Portland Bay School had 74 students in 2025, compared with 44 in 2016 (up 68%).
Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).
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We could not match a zone boundary for this school in the published VIC government zone data, so no catchment suburbs are listed. Some government schools, such as selective, specialist and senior-only schools, do not have a local zone. Check an address with the official VIC zone finder.
The suburb: Portland
Figures are for the Portland statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Portland profile →
Nearest schools to Portland Bay School
Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.
To see where Portland Bay School sits among other suburbs, open the map of Victoria suburbs.
Questions about Portland Bay School
How many students go to Portland Bay School?
Portland Bay School has 74 students enrolled (48 boys and 26 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.
Is Portland Bay School a government or non-government school?
Portland Bay School is a government school in Portland, Victoria.
What does the ICSEA of 898 at Portland Bay School mean?
ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Portland Bay School has an ICSEA of 898, which places it above 10% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.
How many childcare services are near Portland Bay School?
8 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Portland, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.
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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →