Top 55 primary schools in Ballarat (2025)
Schools offering primary years (Primary and Combined schools). Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 55 schools shown out of all eligible primary schools in Ballarat.
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- 179Ballarat Clarendon CollegeBallarat · Independent CombinedICSEA 1172 · 1,896 students
- 274Trentham District Primary SchoolTrentham · Government PrimaryICSEA 1093 · 85 students
- 370St Patrick's SchoolBallarat · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1096 · 249 students
- 470Siena Catholic Primary SchoolLucas · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1055 · 336 students
- 570St Columba's SchoolBallarat North · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1090 · 334 students
- 670Ballarat GrammarWendouree · Independent CombinedICSEA 1120 · 1,989 students
- 770Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street)Ballarat · Government PrimaryICSEA 1069 · 227 students
- 868St Thomas More SchoolAlfredton · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1087 · 431 students
- 967Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)Lake Wendouree · Government PrimaryICSEA 1095 · 350 students
- 1066Emmaus Catholic Primary SchoolMount Clear · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1088 · 362 students
- 1166St Alipius' Parish SchoolBallarat East · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1052 · 248 students
- 1264St Brigid's SchoolBallan · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1048 · 141 students
- 1364St Michael's SchoolDaylesford · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1049 · 86 students
- 1463Lucas Primary SchoolLucas · Government PrimaryICSEA 1029 · 527 students
- 1563St Francis Xavier SchoolBallarat East · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1071 · 482 students
- 1662Ballarat Christian CollegeSebastopol · Independent CombinedICSEA 1058 · 406 students
- 1761St Augustine's SchoolCreswick · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1038 · 137 students
- 1860Gordon Primary SchoolGordon · Government PrimaryICSEA 1032 · 141 students
- 1957Caledonian Primary SchoolBrown Hill · Government PrimaryICSEA 1010 · 215 students
- 2057Lumen Christi SchoolDelacombe · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1029 · 324 students
- 2157Black Hill Primary SchoolBallarat · Government PrimaryICSEA 1042 · 397 students
- 2256St James' SchoolSebastopol · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1034 · 166 students
- 2355St Aloysius' SchoolRedan · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1022 · 254 students
- 2455Daylesford Primary SchoolDaylesford · Government PrimaryICSEA 1022 · 192 students
- 2554Buninyong Primary SchoolBuninyong · Government PrimaryICSEA 1044 · 567 students
- 2654Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolWendouree · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1017 · 101 students
- 2754Newington Primary SchoolBallarat · Government PrimaryICSEA 1007 · 278 students
- 2851St Augustine's SchoolMaryborough · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1016 · 266 students
- 2950Creswick Primary SchoolCreswick · Government PrimaryICSEA 1009 · 148 students
- 3050Haddon Primary SchoolHaddon · Government PrimaryICSEA 1019 · 232 students
- 3148Myrniong Primary SchoolMyrniong · Government PrimaryICSEA 1008 · 147 students
- 3248Miners Rest Primary SchoolMiners Rest · Government PrimaryICSEA 994 · 353 students
- 3348Woady Yaloak Primary SchoolSmythesdale · Government PrimaryICSEA 993 · 326 students
- 3448Napoleons Primary SchoolNapoleons · Government PrimaryICSEA 996 · 86 students
- 3547Little Bendigo Primary SchoolNerrina · Government PrimaryICSEA 986 · 84 students
- 3646Mount Clear Primary SchoolMount Clear · Government PrimaryICSEA 991 · 221 students
- 3746Alfredton Primary SchoolAlfredton · Government PrimaryICSEA 1009 · 527 students
- 3844Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolBallarat · Government PrimaryICSEA 972 · 129 students
- 3944Clunes Primary SchoolClunes · Government PrimaryICSEA 978 · 96 students
- 4043Delacombe Primary SchoolDelacombe · Government PrimaryICSEA 970 · 641 students
- 4143Ballarat North Primary SchoolBallarat · Government PrimaryICSEA 1002 · 330 students
- 4242Beaufort Primary SchoolBeaufort · Government PrimaryICSEA 983 · 130 students
- 4337Canadian Lead Primary SchoolBallarat East · Government PrimaryICSEA 952 · 235 students
- 4437Ballan Primary SchoolBallan · Government PrimaryICSEA 982 · 231 students
- 4535Avoca Primary SchoolAvoca · Government PrimaryICSEA 965 · 94 students
- 4634Dunolly Primary SchoolDunolly · Government PrimaryICSEA 952 · 88 students
- 4732Magpie Primary SchoolMagpie · Government PrimaryICSEA 923 · 103 students
- 4831Macarthur Street Primary SchoolSoldiers Hill · Government PrimaryICSEA 951 · 83 students
- 4931Maryborough Education CentreMaryborough · Government CombinedICSEA 921 · 921 students
- 5028Carisbrook Primary SchoolCarisbrook · Government PrimaryICSEA 949 · 228 students
- 5128Phoenix P-12 Community CollegeSebastopol · Government CombinedICSEA 947 · 1,473 students
- 5227Yuille Park Community CollegeWendouree · Government CombinedICSEA 840 · 209 students
- 5327Sebastopol Primary SchoolSebastopol · Government PrimaryICSEA 901 · 98 students
- 5426Forest Street Primary SchoolWendouree · Government PrimaryICSEA 919 · 232 students
- 5526Wendouree Primary SchoolWendouree · Government PrimaryICSEA 917 · 116 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index | ICSEA | Students | Students : teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballarat Clarendon College Ballarat · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 78.6 Top 10% | 1172 | 1,896 | 13.1 |
| 2 | Trentham District Primary School Trentham · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 73.6 Top 25% | 1093 | 85 | 9.4 |
| 3 | St Patrick's School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 70.2 Top 25% | 1096 | 249 | 16.1 |
| 4 | Siena Catholic Primary School Lucas · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 69.9 Top 25% | 1055 | 336 | 14.5 |
| 5 | St Columba's School Ballarat North · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 69.6 Top 25% | 1090 | 334 | 15.0 |
| 6 | Ballarat Grammar Wendouree · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 69.5 Top 25% | 1120 | 1,989 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street) Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 69.5 Top 25% | 1069 | 227 | 12.7 |
| 8 | St Thomas More School Alfredton · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 68.2 Top 25% | 1087 | 431 | 17.4 |
| 9 | Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) Lake Wendouree · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 67.4 Top 25% | 1095 | 350 | 15.1 |
| 10 | Emmaus Catholic Primary School Mount Clear · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 66.4 Top 25% | 1088 | 362 | 16.2 |
| 11 | St Alipius' Parish School Ballarat East · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 65.6 Top 25% | 1052 | 248 | 12.8 |
| 12 | St Brigid's School Ballan · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 64.1 Top 50% | 1048 | 141 | 14.4 |
| 13 | St Michael's School Daylesford · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 63.5 Top 50% | 1049 | 86 | 9.3 |
| 14 | Lucas Primary School Lucas · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 62.9 Top 50% | 1029 | 527 | 13.3 |
| 15 | St Francis Xavier School Ballarat East · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 62.8 Top 50% | 1071 | 482 | 15.0 |
| 16 | Ballarat Christian College Sebastopol · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 61.9 Top 50% | 1058 | 406 | 12.1 |
| 17 | St Augustine's School Creswick · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 61.3 Top 50% | 1038 | 137 | 12.7 |
| 18 | Gordon Primary School Gordon · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 59.5 Top 50% | 1032 | 141 | 13.2 |
| 19 | Caledonian Primary School Brown Hill · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 57.1 Top 50% | 1010 | 215 | 12.2 |
| 20 | Lumen Christi School Delacombe · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 56.8 Top 50% | 1029 | 324 | 15.0 |
| 21 | Black Hill Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 56.7 Top 50% | 1042 | 397 | 14.1 |
| 22 | St James' School Sebastopol · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 55.8 Top 50% | 1034 | 166 | 13.8 |
| 23 | St Aloysius' School Redan · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 54.9 Top 50% | 1022 | 254 | 13.7 |
| 24 | Daylesford Primary School Daylesford · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 54.7 Top 50% | 1022 | 192 | 10.5 |
| 25 | Buninyong Primary School Buninyong · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 54.2 Top 50% | 1044 | 567 | 14.6 |
| 26 | Our Lady Help of Christians School Wendouree · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 54.2 Top 50% | 1017 | 101 | 10.2 |
| 27 | Newington Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 53.7 Top 50% | 1007 | 278 | 13.4 |
| 28 | St Augustine's School Maryborough · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 51.0 Top 50% | 1016 | 266 | 15.3 |
| 29 | Creswick Primary School Creswick · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 49.9 Top 50% | 1009 | 148 | 15.3 |
| 30 | Haddon Primary School Haddon · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 49.6 Top 50% | 1019 | 232 | 13.9 |
| 31 | Myrniong Primary School Myrniong · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 48.2 Lower 50% | 1008 | 147 | 12.3 |
| 32 | Miners Rest Primary School Miners Rest · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 48.0 Lower 50% | 994 | 353 | 12.9 |
| 33 | Woady Yaloak Primary School Smythesdale · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 47.9 Lower 50% | 993 | 326 | 11.5 |
| 34 | Napoleons Primary School Napoleons · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 47.5 Lower 50% | 996 | 86 | 10.5 |
| 35 | Little Bendigo Primary School Nerrina · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 46.5 Lower 50% | 986 | 84 | 13.5 |
| 36 | Mount Clear Primary School Mount Clear · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 46.3 Lower 50% | 991 | 221 | 11.6 |
| 37 | Alfredton Primary School Alfredton · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 45.8 Lower 50% | 1009 | 527 | 14.6 |
| 38 | Mount Pleasant Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 44.3 Lower 50% | 972 | 129 | 13.4 |
| 39 | Clunes Primary School Clunes · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 44.2 Lower 50% | 978 | 96 | 11.3 |
| 40 | Delacombe Primary School Delacombe · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 43.1 Lower 50% | 970 | 641 | 13.7 |
| 41 | Ballarat North Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 42.8 Lower 50% | 1002 | 330 | 13.6 |
| 42 | Beaufort Primary School Beaufort · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 41.8 Lower 50% | 983 | 130 | 12.1 |
| 43 | Canadian Lead Primary School Ballarat East · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 36.9 Lower 50% | 952 | 235 | 14.5 |
| 44 | Ballan Primary School Ballan · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 36.7 Lower 50% | 982 | 231 | 15.1 |
| 45 | Avoca Primary School Avoca · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 35.1 Lower 50% | 965 | 94 | 12.1 |
| 46 | Dunolly Primary School Dunolly · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 33.7 Lower 50% | 952 | 88 | 13.2 |
| 47 | Magpie Primary School Magpie · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 32.0 Lower 50% | 923 | 103 | 11.0 |
| 48 | Macarthur Street Primary School Soldiers Hill · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 31.1 Lower 50% | 951 | 83 | 10.4 |
| 49 | Maryborough Education Centre Maryborough · Combined · U, Prep-12 | Government | 30.8 Lower 50% | 921 | 921 | 10.1 |
| 50 | Carisbrook Primary School Carisbrook · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 28.0 Lower 50% | 949 | 228 | 13.7 |
| 51 | Phoenix P-12 Community College Sebastopol · Combined · Prep-12 | Government | 27.6 Lower 50% | 947 | 1,473 | 11.4 |
| 52 | Yuille Park Community College Wendouree · Combined · Prep-12 | Government | 27.2 Lower 50% | 840 | 209 | 8.2 |
| 53 | Sebastopol Primary School Sebastopol · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 26.5 Lower 50% | 901 | 98 | 8.0 |
| 54 | Forest Street Primary School Wendouree · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 26.4 Lower 50% | 919 | 232 | 10.2 |
| 55 | Wendouree Primary School Wendouree · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 25.7 Lower 50% | 917 | 116 | 11.3 |
There are 55 primary schools in Ballarat eligible for this list; the top 55 are shown. Ballarat Clarendon College in Ballarat is ranked first with a Success Index of 78.6 and an ICSEA of 1172. 37 of the top 55 are government schools and 18 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1010.
The top 10 primary schools in Ballarat for 2025 are: 1. Ballarat Clarendon College (Ballarat); 2. Trentham District Primary School (Trentham); 3. St Patrick's School (Ballarat); 4. Siena Catholic Primary School (Lucas); 5. St Columba's School (Ballarat North); 6. Ballarat Grammar (Wendouree); 7. Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street) (Ballarat); 8. St Thomas More School (Alfredton); 9. Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) (Lake Wendouree); 10. Emmaus Catholic Primary School (Mount Clear).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best primary school in Ballarat?
Ballarat Clarendon College in Ballarat ranks first among primary schools in Ballarat with a Success Index of 78.6 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1172.
How are primary schools in Ballarat ranked?
Each school's Success Index combines five factors from ACARA's 2025 school profile data: ICSEA (50%), share of students in the top socio-educational quarter (15%), students per teacher (15%), five-year enrolment growth (10%) and five-year ICSEA trend (10%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type nationally. Schools with fewer than 80 students are excluded.
How many public schools are in the top 100 primary schools in Ballarat?
37 of the top 55 primary schools in Ballarat are government schools; 18 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.