Schools in Newington
There are 20 schools in and around Newington: 12 primary, 4 combined, 3 secondary and 1 special. Their ICSEA scores run from 917 to 1172 (ACARA).
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Newington 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 Thomas More School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1087 | 431 |
| 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 |
| Lumen Christi School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1029 | 324 |
| St Aloysius' School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1022 | 254 |
| Ballarat High School | Secondary | Government | 7-12 | 1016 | 1,461 |
| Alfredton Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1009 | 527 |
| Newington Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1007 | 278 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 972 | 129 |
| Delacombe Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 970 | 641 |
| 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 |
| Wendouree Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 917 | 116 |
- 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 Thomas More School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1087
- 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
- Lumen Christi School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1029
- St Aloysius' School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1022
- Ballarat High School
Secondary · Government · 7-12
1016
- Alfredton Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1009
- Newington Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1007
- Mount Pleasant Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
972
- Delacombe Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
970
- 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
- Wendouree Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
917
School zones go by address, not suburb
A government school's catchment can split a suburb, so two streets in Newington 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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