Penshurst Primary School
87 Ritchie Street, Penshurst, 3289
Primary government school · South-Western Victoria · regional · 15 students
Measures from the 2025 Annual Report to the School Community · school number 486 · source document · JSON
The Gap column is this school minus its Similar Schools group: the Department of Education's own comparison with government schools of similar intake. Positive is better, except for absence days. The headline figure averages the 8 comparable measures below.
Performance Summary
NAPLAN
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 3 reading, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 57.1% over 3 years) | 57.1% | 66.7% | 69.5% | -9.6 |
| Year 3 numeracy, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 66.7% over 3 years) | 66.7% | 63.2% | 66.2% | +3.5 |
| Year 5 reading, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 28.6% over 3 years) | 28.6% | 67.0% | 73.9% | -38.4 |
| Year 5 numeracy, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 57.1% over 3 years) | 57.1% | 61.5% | 69.1% | -4.4 |
| Reading growth, Year 3 to 5 (2025) | not published (withheld by the Department of Education for privacy) | |||
| Numeracy growth, Year 3 to 5 (2025) | not published (withheld by the Department of Education for privacy) | |||
Teacher judgement
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English at or above standard, Prep-6 (2025) | 95.6% | 81.0% | 86.3% | +14.6 |
| Mathematics at or above standard, Prep-6 (2025) | 86.7% | 83.5% | 84.2% | +3.2 |
Wellbeing and engagement
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sense of connectedness, Years 4-6 (2025; 88.7% over 4 years) | 86.7% | 83.4% | 77.1% | +3.3 |
| Managing bullying, Years 4-6 (2025; 89.9% over 4 years) | 94.4% | 86.6% | 76.4% | +7.8 |
| Average absence days, Prep-6 (2025; 18.6 over 4 years) | 18.7 | 24.4 | 21.5 | -5.7 |
Surveys
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff view of school climate (2025) | not published (withheld by the Department of Education for privacy) | |||
Enrolments at each February census
Enrolments have grown 1980.0% over 5 years.
- 20178
- 20188
- 20199
- 202015
- 202120
- 202219
- 202315
- 202419
- 2025312
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