Schools in Ballarat Central
There are 20 schools in and around Ballarat Central: 12 primary, 3 combined, 3 secondary and 2 special. Their ICSEA scores run from 947 to 1172 (ACARA).
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Ballarat Central 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Clarendon College | Combined | Independent | Prep-12 | 1172 | 1,896 |
| Ballarat Grammar | Combined | Independent | Prep-12 | 1120 | 1,989 |
| St Patrick's School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1096 | 249 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1095 | 350 |
| St Columba's School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1090 | 334 |
| Loreto College | Secondary | Catholic | 7-12 | 1073 | 948 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street) | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1069 | 227 |
| St Patrick's College | Secondary | Catholic | 7-12 | 1055 | 1,267 |
| St Alipius' Parish School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1052 | 248 |
| Black Hill Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1042 | 397 |
| St Aloysius' School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1022 | 254 |
| Ballarat High School | Secondary | Government | 7-12 | 1016 | 1,461 |
| Newington Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1007 | 278 |
| Ballarat North Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1002 | 330 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 972 | 129 |
| Canadian Lead Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 952 | 235 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 951 | 83 |
| Ballarat Specialist School | Special | Government | U | 950 | 453 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College | Combined | Government | Prep-12 | 947 | 1,473 |
| Sovereign Hill School | Special | Government | – | – | – |
- Ballarat Clarendon College
Combined · Independent · Prep-12
1172
- Ballarat Grammar
Combined · Independent · Prep-12
1120
- St Patrick's School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1096
- Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1095
- St Columba's School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1090
- Loreto College
Secondary · Catholic · 7-12
1073
- Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street)
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1069
- St Patrick's College
Secondary · Catholic · 7-12
1055
- St Alipius' Parish School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1052
- Black Hill Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1042
- St Aloysius' School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1022
- Ballarat High School
Secondary · Government · 7-12
1016
- Newington Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1007
- Ballarat North Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1002
- Mount Pleasant Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
972
- Canadian Lead Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
952
- Macarthur Street Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
951
- Ballarat Specialist School
Special · Government · U
950
- Phoenix P-12 Community College
Combined · Government · Prep-12
947
- Sovereign Hill School
Special · Government
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