Schools in Ballarat
There are 20 schools in and around Ballarat: 13 primary, 3 combined, 3 secondary and 1 special. Their ICSEA scores run from 901 to 1172 (ACARA).
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Ballarat 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 |
| 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 |
| Ballarat Christian College | Combined | Independent | Prep-12 | 1058 | 406 |
| 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 |
| Newington Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1007 | 278 |
| Ballarat North Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1002 | 330 |
| Woodmans Hill Secondary College | Secondary | Government | 7-12 | 988 | 602 |
| 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 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College | Combined | Government | Prep-12 | 947 | 1,473 |
| Sebastopol Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 901 | 98 |
| Sovereign Hill School | Special | Government | – | – | – |
- Ballarat Clarendon College
Combined · Independent · Prep-12
1172
- 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
- Ballarat Christian College
Combined · Independent · Prep-12
1058
- 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
- Newington Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1007
- Ballarat North Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1002
- Woodmans Hill Secondary College
Secondary · Government · 7-12
988
- 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
- Phoenix P-12 Community College
Combined · Government · Prep-12
947
- Sebastopol Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
901
- Sovereign Hill School
Special · Government
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A government school's catchment can split a suburb, so two streets in Ballarat 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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