Schools in Paynesville

There are 16 schools in and around Paynesville: 12 primary, 2 secondary, 1 combined and 1 special. Their ICSEA scores run from 857 to 1053 (ACARA).

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Paynesville schools by ICSEA

ICSEA describes the socio-educational background of a school’s students (the national average is 1000). It is not a measure of teaching quality, so visit, and read each school’s results on My School.

School	Type	Sector	Years	ICSEA	Enrolment
Wild Cherry School	Primary	Independent	Prep-6	1053	43
Metung Primary School	Primary	Government	Prep-6	1034	47
St Mary's School	Primary	Catholic	Prep-6	1024	473
Nagle College	Secondary	Catholic	7-12	1018	803
Nungurner Primary School	Primary	Government	Prep-6	1015	32
Bairnsdale Christian College	Combined	Independent	Prep-10	1010	82
Eagle Point Primary School	Primary	Government	Prep-6	1002	170
Tambo Upper Primary School	Primary	Government	Prep-6	1001	84
Lucknow Primary School	Primary	Government	Prep-6	986	539
Swan Reach Primary School	Primary	Government	Prep-6	970	102
Bairnsdale Secondary College	Secondary	Government	7-12	955	1,213
Nicholson Primary School	Primary	Government	Prep-6	948	70
Paynesville Primary School	Primary	Government	Prep-6	934	89
Bairnsdale West Primary School	Primary	Government	Prep-6	913	328
Bairnsdale Primary School	Primary	Government	Prep-6	892	260
East Gippsland Specialist School	Special	Government	U	857	95

Wild Cherry School
Primary · Independent · Prep-6
1053
Metung Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1034
St Mary's School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1024
Nagle College
Secondary · Catholic · 7-12
1018
Nungurner Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1015
Bairnsdale Christian College
Combined · Independent · Prep-10
1010
Eagle Point Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1002
Tambo Upper Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1001
Lucknow Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
986
Swan Reach Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
970
Bairnsdale Secondary College
Secondary · Government · 7-12
955
Nicholson Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
948
Paynesville Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
934
Bairnsdale West Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
913
Bairnsdale Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
892
East Gippsland Specialist School
Special · Government · U
857

1100 and above1000 to 1099Below 1000School data licensed from ACARA under CC BY 4.0.

School zones go by address, not suburb

A government school's catchment can split a suburb, so two streets in Paynesville can belong to different schools. Check the exact address with the VIC education department's school finder before you make an offer, and ask the agent for it in writing.

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