Schools in Black Hill
There are 20 schools in and around Black Hill: 15 primary, 2 combined, 2 secondary and 1 special. Their ICSEA scores run from 945 to 1172 (ACARA).
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Black Hill 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 |
| St Francis Xavier School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1071 | 482 |
| 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 |
| Caledonian Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1010 | 215 |
| 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 |
| Little Bendigo Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 986 | 84 |
| 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 |
| Invermay Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 945 | 74 |
| 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
- St Francis Xavier School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1071
- 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
- Caledonian Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1010
- 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
- Little Bendigo Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
986
- 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
- Invermay Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
945
- Sovereign Hill School
Special · Government
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School zones go by address, not suburb
A government school's catchment can split a suburb, so two streets in Black Hill 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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