Top 65 largest schools in Ballarat (2025)

Schools with the highest total enrolments. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index for context; 65 schools shown out of all eligible largest schools in Ballarat.

#	School	Sector	Students	Success Index	ICSEA	Students	Students : teacher
1	Ballarat Grammar Wendouree · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	1,989	69.5 Top 25%	1120	1,989	11.0
2	Ballarat Clarendon College Ballarat · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	1,896	78.6 Top 10%	1172	1,896	13.1
3	Phoenix P-12 Community College Sebastopol · Combined · Prep-12	Government	1,473	27.6 Lower 50%	947	1,473	11.4
4	Ballarat High School Lake Gardens · Secondary · 7-12	Government	1,461	54.6 Top 50%	1016	1,461	12.7
5	St Patrick's College Ballarat · Secondary · 7-12	Catholic	1,267	68.3 Top 25%	1055	1,267	11.0
6	Damascus College Mount Clear · Secondary · 7-12	Catholic	1,215	67.4 Top 25%	1052	1,215	11.7
7	Mount Clear College Mount Clear · Secondary · 7-12	Government	982	46.4 Lower 50%	996	982	12.1
8	Loreto College Ballarat · Secondary · 7-12	Catholic	948	70.1 Top 25%	1073	948	11.1
9	Maryborough Education Centre Maryborough · Combined · U, Prep-12	Government	921	30.8 Lower 50%	921	921	10.1
10	Mount Rowan Secondary College Wendouree · Secondary · 7-12	Government	678	40.3 Lower 50%	938	678	9.7
11	Delacombe Primary School Delacombe · Primary · Prep-6	Government	641	43.1 Lower 50%	970	641	13.7
12	Woodmans Hill Secondary College Ballarat East · Secondary · 7-12	Government	602	57.8 Top 50%	988	602	11.5
13	Buninyong Primary School Buninyong · Primary · Prep-6	Government	567	54.2 Top 50%	1044	567	14.6
14	Alfredton Primary School Alfredton · Primary · Prep-6	Government	527	45.8 Lower 50%	1009	527	14.6
15	Lucas Primary School Lucas · Primary · Prep-6	Government	527	62.9 Top 50%	1029	527	13.3
16	St Francis Xavier School Ballarat East · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	482	62.8 Top 50%	1071	482	15.0
17	Highview College Maryborough · Secondary · 7-12	Independent	463	56.2 Top 50%	1005	463	10.2
18	St Thomas More School Alfredton · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	431	68.2 Top 25%	1087	431	17.4
19	Daylesford Secondary College Daylesford · Secondary · 7-12	Government	417	53.4 Top 50%	1007	417	9.8
20	Ballarat Christian College Sebastopol · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	406	61.9 Top 50%	1058	406	12.1
21	Black Hill Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Government	397	56.7 Top 50%	1042	397	14.1
22	Emmaus Catholic Primary School Mount Clear · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	362	66.4 Top 25%	1088	362	16.2
23	Miners Rest Primary School Miners Rest · Primary · Prep-6	Government	353	48.0 Lower 50%	994	353	12.9
24	Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) Lake Wendouree · Primary · Prep-6	Government	350	67.4 Top 25%	1095	350	15.1
25	Siena Catholic Primary School Lucas · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	336	69.9 Top 25%	1055	336	14.5
26	St Columba's School Ballarat North · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	334	69.6 Top 25%	1090	334	15.0
27	Ballarat North Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Government	330	42.8 Lower 50%	1002	330	13.6
28	Woady Yaloak Primary School Smythesdale · Primary · Prep-6	Government	326	47.9 Lower 50%	993	326	11.5
29	Lumen Christi School Delacombe · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	324	56.8 Top 50%	1029	324	15.0
30	Newington Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Government	278	53.7 Top 50%	1007	278	13.4
31	St Augustine's School Maryborough · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	266	51.0 Top 50%	1016	266	15.3
32	St Aloysius' School Redan · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	254	54.9 Top 50%	1022	254	13.7
33	St Patrick's School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	249	70.2 Top 25%	1096	249	16.1
34	St Alipius' Parish School Ballarat East · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	248	65.6 Top 25%	1052	248	12.8
35	Canadian Lead Primary School Ballarat East · Primary · Prep-6	Government	235	36.9 Lower 50%	952	235	14.5
36	Haddon Primary School Haddon · Primary · Prep-6	Government	232	49.6 Top 50%	1019	232	13.9
37	Forest Street Primary School Wendouree · Primary · Prep-6	Government	232	26.4 Lower 50%	919	232	10.2
38	Ballan Primary School Ballan · Primary · Prep-6	Government	231	36.7 Lower 50%	982	231	15.1
39	Carisbrook Primary School Carisbrook · Primary · Prep-6	Government	228	28.0 Lower 50%	949	228	13.7
40	Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street) Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Government	227	69.5 Top 25%	1069	227	12.7
41	Mount Clear Primary School Mount Clear · Primary · Prep-6	Government	221	46.3 Lower 50%	991	221	11.6
42	Caledonian Primary School Brown Hill · Primary · Prep-6	Government	215	57.1 Top 50%	1010	215	12.2
43	Yuille Park Community College Wendouree · Combined · Prep-12	Government	209	27.2 Lower 50%	840	209	8.2
44	Beaufort Secondary College Beaufort · Secondary · 7-12	Government	201	42.0 Lower 50%	968	201	8.6
45	Daylesford Primary School Daylesford · Primary · Prep-6	Government	192	54.7 Top 50%	1022	192	10.5
46	St James' School Sebastopol · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	166	55.8 Top 50%	1034	166	13.8
47	Creswick Primary School Creswick · Primary · Prep-6	Government	148	49.9 Top 50%	1009	148	15.3
48	Myrniong Primary School Myrniong · Primary · Prep-6	Government	147	48.2 Lower 50%	1008	147	12.3
49	Gordon Primary School Gordon · Primary · Prep-6	Government	141	59.5 Top 50%	1032	141	13.2
50	St Brigid's School Ballan · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	141	64.1 Top 50%	1048	141	14.4
51	St Augustine's School Creswick · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	137	61.3 Top 50%	1038	137	12.7
52	Beaufort Primary School Beaufort · Primary · Prep-6	Government	130	41.8 Lower 50%	983	130	12.1
53	Mount Pleasant Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Government	129	44.3 Lower 50%	972	129	13.4
54	Wendouree Primary School Wendouree · Primary · Prep-6	Government	116	25.7 Lower 50%	917	116	11.3
55	Magpie Primary School Magpie · Primary · Prep-6	Government	103	32.0 Lower 50%	923	103	11.0
56	Our Lady Help of Christians School Wendouree · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	101	54.2 Top 50%	1017	101	10.2
57	Sebastopol Primary School Sebastopol · Primary · Prep-6	Government	98	26.5 Lower 50%	901	98	8.0
58	Clunes Primary School Clunes · Primary · Prep-6	Government	96	44.2 Lower 50%	978	96	11.3
59	Avoca Primary School Avoca · Primary · Prep-6	Government	94	35.1 Lower 50%	965	94	12.1
60	Dunolly Primary School Dunolly · Primary · Prep-6	Government	88	33.7 Lower 50%	952	88	13.2
61	Napoleons Primary School Napoleons · Primary · Prep-6	Government	86	47.5 Lower 50%	996	86	10.5
62	St Michael's School Daylesford · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	86	63.5 Top 50%	1049	86	9.3
63	Trentham District Primary School Trentham · Primary · Prep-6	Government	85	73.6 Top 25%	1093	85	9.4
64	Little Bendigo Primary School Nerrina · Primary · Prep-6	Government	84	46.5 Lower 50%	986	84	13.5
65	Macarthur Street Primary School Soldiers Hill · Primary · Prep-6	Government	83	31.1 Lower 50%	951	83	10.4

There are 65 largest schools in Ballarat eligible for this list; the top 65 are shown. Ballarat Grammar in Wendouree is ranked first (students: 1,989). 43 of the top 65 are government schools and 22 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1009.

The top 10 largest schools in Ballarat for 2025 are: 1. Ballarat Grammar (Wendouree); 2. Ballarat Clarendon College (Ballarat); 3. Phoenix P-12 Community College (Sebastopol); 4. Ballarat High School (Lake Gardens); 5. St Patrick's College (Ballarat); 6. Damascus College (Mount Clear); 7. Mount Clear College (Mount Clear); 8. Loreto College (Ballarat); 9. Maryborough Education Centre (Maryborough); 10. Mount Rowan Secondary College (Wendouree).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best largest school in Ballarat?

Ballarat Grammar in Wendouree ranks first among largest schools in Ballarat with a Success Index of 69.5 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1120.

How are largest schools in Ballarat ranked?

Schools with the highest total enrolments. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (ICSEA published, 80+ students, not a special school) are included; the Success Index is shown alongside for context.

How many public schools are in the top 100 largest schools in Ballarat?

43 of the top 65 largest schools in Ballarat are government schools; 22 are Catholic or independent.

Do these rankings include NAPLAN or ATAR results?

Not yet. ACARA does not publish school-level NAPLAN results in bulk, and ATAR results are released by state authorities in different formats. The Success Index uses the measures ACARA publishes for every school so that all schools are compared on identical data. Where a school publishes its own results we link to its website.