Skip to main content
SuburbRadar

Government · Primary · Portland North

Portland North Primary School

Portland North Primary School is a government primary school in Portland North, Victoria, teaching year levels Prep-6 to 133 students.

Send to my partner
133
Students
75 boys · 58 girls
Prep-6
Year range
971
ICSEA
avg = 1000
1%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 971

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 34% of Australian schools.

Suburb Portland North 3305
Local government area Glenelg
Remoteness Outer Regional
Sector Government
School type Primary
Indigenous students 8%
Statistical area (SA2) Portland
Enrolments 2016-2025

Portland North Primary School had 133 students in 2025, compared with 283 in 2016 (down 53%).

283 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 133 '25

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).

Comparing suburbs near Portland North?

The Move Planner shows school catchments, childcare, property prices, and demographics side by side.

Open Move Planner → Portland North Get a one-page family report for Portland →

Catchment zone shown where matched to official VIC government data.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pin is approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

View all Victoria schools on the map →

Portland North Primary School catchment: suburbs in the zone

The official zone for Portland North Primary School overlaps 7 suburbs. The zone sets the addresses this school is the designated local government school for.

Mount Richmond, Cape Bridgewater, Gorae West, Cashmore, Portland West, Gorae, Portland North

Suburbs (ABS gazetted localities) that overlap this school's zone. Boundaries do not line up exactly, so a suburb listed here may be only partly inside it. Confirm eligibility with the official VIC zone finder before relying on an address. Zone data: Victorian Department of Education, School Zones, 2027.

Is my address in the Portland North Primary School zone?

Type a street address. We check it against the official zone map and tell you whether it is in the Portland North Primary School zone, and which government primary and secondary zones it is in.

Your address goes from your browser straight to OpenStreetMap's address search to find it on the map. We never see it or store it. Address search © OpenStreetMap contributors.

See every school zone in the Glenelg council area →

The suburb: Portland

$450,000
Median house price
Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Portland median
8
Childcare services
ACECQA register
33.1%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
11,124
Residents
ABS, June 2025

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 North Primary School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Portland Bay School Government U 74 898 3.8 km
Portland Primary School Government Prep-6 256 981 4.1 km
Bayview College Independent 7-12 291 1009 4.2 km
St John's Lutheran School Independent Prep-6 112 1007 4.6 km
All Saints Parish School Catholic Prep-6 260 1003 5.0 km
Portland Secondary College Government 7-12 505 946 5.0 km

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 North Primary School sits among other suburbs, open the map of Victoria suburbs.

Questions about Portland North Primary School

How many students go to Portland North Primary School?

Portland North Primary School has 133 students enrolled (75 boys and 58 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

What year levels does Portland North Primary School teach?

Portland North Primary School teaches year levels Prep-6. ACARA lists it as a primary school.

Is Portland North Primary School a government or non-government school?

Portland North Primary School is a government school in Portland North, Victoria.

What does the ICSEA of 971 at Portland North Primary 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 North Primary School has an ICSEA of 971, which places it above 34% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

Which suburbs are in the Portland North Primary School catchment?

The official zone for Portland North Primary School overlaps 7 suburbs: Mount Richmond, Cape Bridgewater, Gorae West, Cashmore, Portland West, Gorae, Portland North. A suburb can be only partly inside the zone, so confirm an address with the official VIC zone finder. Zone data: Victorian Department of Education, School Zones, 2027.

How many childcare services are near Portland North Primary 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.

Popular tools

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 →