--- title: Government primary school zones for 2027, Victoria resource: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/ publisher: Department of Education licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2026-03-30 rows: 1269 fields: 5 source: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/about/research/datavic/dv419_DataVic_School_Zones_2027_MAR26.zip source_sha256: fc01d2c81f17e32922597150fad57e9db837c96ebf75143cc5ffa265d56f409c language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Government primary school zones for 2027, Victoria The 2027 neighbourhood zone of each of about 1,270 Victorian government primary schools, one shape per school, from the Department of Education. Published by Department of Education under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Department of Education has not endorsed this site. Also called: Victorian Government School Zones 2027 primary, Melbourne primary school zones, Find my local primary school Victoria, Primary school catchment Victoria. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/v/2026-03-30/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/latest/data.csv (94 KB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/latest/data.xlsx (48 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/latest/data.json (191 KB) - geojson: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/latest/data.geojson (4.6 MB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/latest/data.parquet (2.4 MB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/latest/data.sqlite (135 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/latest/data.duckdb (200 KB) - gpkg: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/latest/data.gpkg (3.3 MB) - pmtiles: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/latest/data.pmtiles (1.6 MB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/latest/data.ndjson (189 KB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/latest/data.arrow (34 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/latest/data.csv.gz (17 KB) Pinned version 2026-03-30: `https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/v/2026-03-30/data.`. Dated versions never change. ## Query The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/rows?limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/aggregate?group=year_level&metric=count Each filter is `field=operator.value` in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with `ilike`. Prefix `not.` to negate a filter, as `not.eq.value`. Operators: `eq.value`, `neq.value`, `gt.value`, `gte.value`, `lt.value`, `lte.value`, `like.*text*`, `ilike.*text*`, `in.(a,b,c)`, `is.null`. - `select`: Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent. - `order`: `field.asc` or `field.desc`, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent. - `limit`: Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent. - `offset`: Rows to skip. The `next` URL in each answer sets it for you. - `group`: On `aggregate`, fields to group by, comma-separated. - `metric`: On `aggregate`, `count`, `sum.field`, `avg.field`, `min.field` or `max.field`, comma-separated. `count` when absent. - `format`: `json`, `ndjson` or `csv`. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers. Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put `versions//` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer that never changes. `/api/v1/datasets//versions` lists the loaded versions. The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a `Retry-After` header, a `RateLimit-Policy` header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same `RateLimit-Policy`. A client should wait the `Retry-After` seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. OpenAPI for this dataset: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `school_name` | string | School_Name | | | `campus_name` | string | Campus_Name | | | `entity_code` | integer | ENTITY_CODE | The department's code for the school campus. | | `year_level` | string | Year_Level | P6, Prep to Year 6. | | `boundary_year` | integer | Boundary_Year | The school year the zone applies to. | Key: `entity_code`. ## Versions - 2026-03-30: 1269 rows, 5 fields, sha256 fc01d2c81f17. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/v/2026-03-30/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/history.tar.zst ## Part of Victorian schools and school zones - [School locations, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-locations/) - [Government secondary school zones for Year 7 in 2027, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-year7-2027/) ## Same subject, other publishers - [Primary school intake zones, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-school-intake-zones-primary/) (NSW) - [High school intake zones, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-school-intake-zones-secondary/) (NSW) - [Future school intake zones, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-school-intake-zones-future/) (NSW) - [Government primary school zones, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-primary-school-zones/) (SA) - [Government high school zones, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-high-school-zones/) (SA) - [NSW government schools, locations and enrolments](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-public-schools/) (NSW) - [Full-time equivalent enrolments in government schools by school type, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-school-enrolments-by-type/) (SA) - [Average class sizes in government primary schools by year, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-primary-class-sizes/) (NSW) - [Suburb and locality boundaries, Victoria (Geoscape)](https://publicdata.au/d/au-localities-vic/) (Cth) - [Local Government Area (council) boundaries, 2025, Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/abs-lga-2025/) (Cth) - [Public school term dates, New South Wales, 2019 to 2025](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-school-term-dates/) (NSW) - [Crocodile capture zones, Northern Territory](https://publicdata.au/d/nt-crocodile-capture-zones/) (NT) ## Attribution and citation Department of Education, Victorian Government, Victorian Government School Zones 2027, sourced 3 October 2026, https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/victorian-government-school-zones-2027, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used. Plain text: Department of Education, Victorian Government, Victorian Government School Zones 2027, sourced 3 October 2026, https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/victorian-government-school-zones-2027, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/v/2026-03-30/ Harvard: Department of Education (2026) Government primary school zones for 2027, Victoria, version 2026-03-30 [data set], CC BY 4.0, sourced 3 October 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/v/2026-03-30/ Markdown: Data: [Victorian schools and school zones](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/victorian-government-school-zones-2027), Department of Education, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/v/2026-03-30/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Government primary school zones for 2027 as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/v/2026-03-30/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, GeoJSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, GeoPackage, PMTiles, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same. ### Can I open Government primary school zones for 2027 in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/v/2026-03-30/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 1,269 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-school-zones-primary-2027/v/2026-03-30/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### What years does Government primary school zones for 2027 cover? The current version covers the years since 2027. Each release from Education becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online. ### How often is Government primary school zones for 2027 updated? Education releases it yearly, for the next school year. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Government primary school zones for 2027 commercially? Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file. ### Is this the official source for Government primary school zones for 2027? No. The publisher is Department of Education, and its page is https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/victorian-government-school-zones-2027. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.zip with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### What coordinate system does Government primary school zones for 2027 use? The publisher's GeoJSON is in WGS84 (CRS84), and the shapes are moved to GDA2020 for publication. The GeoJSON file uses GDA2020 as well, which differs from the WGS84 GeoJSON expects by well under a metre. ### What does each row hold? The neighbourhood zone of one government primary school for the 2027 school year, with the school and campus name and the department's code, as a shape in the GeoParquet, GeoJSON, GeoPackage and PMTiles files. A child whose permanent address is inside the zone has a right to enrol at that school. ### Does every government school have a zone? No. The zones are for designated neighbourhood schools. Specialist schools, selective entry schools, English language schools and community schools have their own enrolment criteria and no zone. ### Can a child enrol outside their zone? Yes. The publisher states that a zone does not restrict a family's choice to seek a place at another government school, and that a school outside the zone may take the child if it has room. ### Is this the zone for this year? It is the zone the department published in March 2026 for enrolments starting in 2027. Each year's zones are a separate release, and the layer here follows the 2027 release. ## What this site did to the data Cells were typed, headers were renamed to snake_case and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. Nothing is derived. The publisher's file is beside every version as `source.zip`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/vic-school-zones-primary-2027.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/vic-school-zones-primary-2027.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.