Schools in Smythes Creek
There are 20 schools in and around Smythes Creek: 13 primary, 3 combined, 3 secondary and 1 special. Their ICSEA scores run from 901 to 1172 (ACARA).
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Smythes Creek 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 |
| 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 Christian College | Combined | Independent | Prep-12 | 1058 | 406 |
| Siena Catholic Primary School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1055 | 336 |
| St Patrick's College | Secondary | Catholic | 7-12 | 1055 | 1,267 |
| St James' School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1034 | 166 |
| Lumen Christi School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1029 | 324 |
| Lucas Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1029 | 527 |
| St Aloysius' School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1022 | 254 |
| Haddon Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1019 | 232 |
| 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 |
| Delacombe Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 970 | 641 |
| Ballarat Specialist School | Special | Government | U | 950 | 453 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College | Combined | Government | Prep-12 | 947 | 1,473 |
| Magpie Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 923 | 103 |
| Sebastopol Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 901 | 98 |
- Ballarat Clarendon College
Combined · Independent · Prep-12
1172
- 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 Christian College
Combined · Independent · Prep-12
1058
- Siena Catholic Primary School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1055
- St Patrick's College
Secondary · Catholic · 7-12
1055
- St James' School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1034
- Lumen Christi School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1029
- Lucas Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1029
- St Aloysius' School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1022
- Haddon Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1019
- Ballarat High School
Secondary · Government · 7-12
1016
- Alfredton Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1009
- Newington Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1007
- Delacombe Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
970
- Ballarat Specialist School
Special · Government · U
950
- Phoenix P-12 Community College
Combined · Government · Prep-12
947
- Magpie Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
923
- Sebastopol Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
901
School zones go by address, not suburb
A government school's catchment can split a suburb, so two streets in Smythes Creek 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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