Top 43 public schools in Ballarat (2025)

Government schools across all year levels. Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 43 schools shown out of all eligible public schools in Ballarat.

1
74
Trentham District Primary SchoolTrentham · Government PrimaryICSEA 1093 · 85 students
2
70
Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street)Ballarat · Government PrimaryICSEA 1069 · 227 students
3
67
Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)Lake Wendouree · Government PrimaryICSEA 1095 · 350 students
4
63
Lucas Primary SchoolLucas · Government PrimaryICSEA 1029 · 527 students
5
60
Gordon Primary SchoolGordon · Government PrimaryICSEA 1032 · 141 students
6
58
Woodmans Hill Secondary CollegeBallarat East · Government SecondaryICSEA 988 · 602 students
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57
Caledonian Primary SchoolBrown Hill · Government PrimaryICSEA 1010 · 215 students
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57
Black Hill Primary SchoolBallarat · Government PrimaryICSEA 1042 · 397 students
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55
Daylesford Primary SchoolDaylesford · Government PrimaryICSEA 1022 · 192 students
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55
Ballarat High SchoolLake Gardens · Government SecondaryICSEA 1016 · 1,461 students
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54
Buninyong Primary SchoolBuninyong · Government PrimaryICSEA 1044 · 567 students
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54
Newington Primary SchoolBallarat · Government PrimaryICSEA 1007 · 278 students
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53
Daylesford Secondary CollegeDaylesford · Government SecondaryICSEA 1007 · 417 students
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50
Creswick Primary SchoolCreswick · Government PrimaryICSEA 1009 · 148 students
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50
Haddon Primary SchoolHaddon · Government PrimaryICSEA 1019 · 232 students
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48
Myrniong Primary SchoolMyrniong · Government PrimaryICSEA 1008 · 147 students
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48
Miners Rest Primary SchoolMiners Rest · Government PrimaryICSEA 994 · 353 students
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48
Woady Yaloak Primary SchoolSmythesdale · Government PrimaryICSEA 993 · 326 students
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48
Napoleons Primary SchoolNapoleons · Government PrimaryICSEA 996 · 86 students
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47
Little Bendigo Primary SchoolNerrina · Government PrimaryICSEA 986 · 84 students
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46
Mount Clear CollegeMount Clear · Government SecondaryICSEA 996 · 982 students
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46
Mount Clear Primary SchoolMount Clear · Government PrimaryICSEA 991 · 221 students
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46
Alfredton Primary SchoolAlfredton · Government PrimaryICSEA 1009 · 527 students
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44
Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolBallarat · Government PrimaryICSEA 972 · 129 students
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44
Clunes Primary SchoolClunes · Government PrimaryICSEA 978 · 96 students
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43
Delacombe Primary SchoolDelacombe · Government PrimaryICSEA 970 · 641 students
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43
Ballarat North Primary SchoolBallarat · Government PrimaryICSEA 1002 · 330 students
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42
Beaufort Secondary CollegeBeaufort · Government SecondaryICSEA 968 · 201 students
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42
Beaufort Primary SchoolBeaufort · Government PrimaryICSEA 983 · 130 students
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40
Mount Rowan Secondary CollegeWendouree · Government SecondaryICSEA 938 · 678 students
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37
Canadian Lead Primary SchoolBallarat East · Government PrimaryICSEA 952 · 235 students
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37
Ballan Primary SchoolBallan · Government PrimaryICSEA 982 · 231 students
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35
Avoca Primary SchoolAvoca · Government PrimaryICSEA 965 · 94 students
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34
Dunolly Primary SchoolDunolly · Government PrimaryICSEA 952 · 88 students
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32
Magpie Primary SchoolMagpie · Government PrimaryICSEA 923 · 103 students
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31
Macarthur Street Primary SchoolSoldiers Hill · Government PrimaryICSEA 951 · 83 students
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31
Maryborough Education CentreMaryborough · Government CombinedICSEA 921 · 921 students
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28
Carisbrook Primary SchoolCarisbrook · Government PrimaryICSEA 949 · 228 students
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28
Phoenix P-12 Community CollegeSebastopol · Government CombinedICSEA 947 · 1,473 students
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27
Yuille Park Community CollegeWendouree · Government CombinedICSEA 840 · 209 students
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27
Sebastopol Primary SchoolSebastopol · Government PrimaryICSEA 901 · 98 students
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26
Forest Street Primary SchoolWendouree · Government PrimaryICSEA 919 · 232 students
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26
Wendouree Primary SchoolWendouree · Government PrimaryICSEA 917 · 116 students

#	School	Sector	Success Index	ICSEA	Students	Students : teacher
1	Trentham District Primary School Trentham · Primary · Prep-6	Government	73.6 Top 25%	1093	85	9.4
2	Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street) Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Government	69.5 Top 25%	1069	227	12.7
3	Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) Lake Wendouree · Primary · Prep-6	Government	67.4 Top 25%	1095	350	15.1
4	Lucas Primary School Lucas · Primary · Prep-6	Government	62.9 Top 50%	1029	527	13.3
5	Gordon Primary School Gordon · Primary · Prep-6	Government	59.5 Top 50%	1032	141	13.2
6	Woodmans Hill Secondary College Ballarat East · Secondary · 7-12	Government	57.8 Top 50%	988	602	11.5
7	Caledonian Primary School Brown Hill · Primary · Prep-6	Government	57.1 Top 50%	1010	215	12.2
8	Black Hill Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Government	56.7 Top 50%	1042	397	14.1
9	Daylesford Primary School Daylesford · Primary · Prep-6	Government	54.7 Top 50%	1022	192	10.5
10	Ballarat High School Lake Gardens · Secondary · 7-12	Government	54.6 Top 50%	1016	1,461	12.7
11	Buninyong Primary School Buninyong · Primary · Prep-6	Government	54.2 Top 50%	1044	567	14.6
12	Newington Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Government	53.7 Top 50%	1007	278	13.4
13	Daylesford Secondary College Daylesford · Secondary · 7-12	Government	53.4 Top 50%	1007	417	9.8
14	Creswick Primary School Creswick · Primary · Prep-6	Government	49.9 Top 50%	1009	148	15.3
15	Haddon Primary School Haddon · Primary · Prep-6	Government	49.6 Top 50%	1019	232	13.9
16	Myrniong Primary School Myrniong · Primary · Prep-6	Government	48.2 Lower 50%	1008	147	12.3
17	Miners Rest Primary School Miners Rest · Primary · Prep-6	Government	48.0 Lower 50%	994	353	12.9
18	Woady Yaloak Primary School Smythesdale · Primary · Prep-6	Government	47.9 Lower 50%	993	326	11.5
19	Napoleons Primary School Napoleons · Primary · Prep-6	Government	47.5 Lower 50%	996	86	10.5
20	Little Bendigo Primary School Nerrina · Primary · Prep-6	Government	46.5 Lower 50%	986	84	13.5
21	Mount Clear College Mount Clear · Secondary · 7-12	Government	46.4 Lower 50%	996	982	12.1
22	Mount Clear Primary School Mount Clear · Primary · Prep-6	Government	46.3 Lower 50%	991	221	11.6
23	Alfredton Primary School Alfredton · Primary · Prep-6	Government	45.8 Lower 50%	1009	527	14.6
24	Mount Pleasant Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Government	44.3 Lower 50%	972	129	13.4
25	Clunes Primary School Clunes · Primary · Prep-6	Government	44.2 Lower 50%	978	96	11.3
26	Delacombe Primary School Delacombe · Primary · Prep-6	Government	43.1 Lower 50%	970	641	13.7
27	Ballarat North Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Government	42.8 Lower 50%	1002	330	13.6
28	Beaufort Secondary College Beaufort · Secondary · 7-12	Government	42.0 Lower 50%	968	201	8.6
29	Beaufort Primary School Beaufort · Primary · Prep-6	Government	41.8 Lower 50%	983	130	12.1
30	Mount Rowan Secondary College Wendouree · Secondary · 7-12	Government	40.3 Lower 50%	938	678	9.7
31	Canadian Lead Primary School Ballarat East · Primary · Prep-6	Government	36.9 Lower 50%	952	235	14.5
32	Ballan Primary School Ballan · Primary · Prep-6	Government	36.7 Lower 50%	982	231	15.1
33	Avoca Primary School Avoca · Primary · Prep-6	Government	35.1 Lower 50%	965	94	12.1
34	Dunolly Primary School Dunolly · Primary · Prep-6	Government	33.7 Lower 50%	952	88	13.2
35	Magpie Primary School Magpie · Primary · Prep-6	Government	32.0 Lower 50%	923	103	11.0
36	Macarthur Street Primary School Soldiers Hill · Primary · Prep-6	Government	31.1 Lower 50%	951	83	10.4
37	Maryborough Education Centre Maryborough · Combined · U, Prep-12	Government	30.8 Lower 50%	921	921	10.1
38	Carisbrook Primary School Carisbrook · Primary · Prep-6	Government	28.0 Lower 50%	949	228	13.7
39	Phoenix P-12 Community College Sebastopol · Combined · Prep-12	Government	27.6 Lower 50%	947	1,473	11.4
40	Yuille Park Community College Wendouree · Combined · Prep-12	Government	27.2 Lower 50%	840	209	8.2
41	Sebastopol Primary School Sebastopol · Primary · Prep-6	Government	26.5 Lower 50%	901	98	8.0
42	Forest Street Primary School Wendouree · Primary · Prep-6	Government	26.4 Lower 50%	919	232	10.2
43	Wendouree Primary School Wendouree · Primary · Prep-6	Government	25.7 Lower 50%	917	116	11.3

There are 43 public schools in Ballarat eligible for this list; the top 43 are shown. Trentham District Primary School in Trentham is ranked first with a Success Index of 73.6 and an ICSEA of 1093. 43 of the top 43 are government schools and 0 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 991.

The top 10 public schools in Ballarat for 2025 are: 1. Trentham District Primary School (Trentham); 2. Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street) (Ballarat); 3. Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) (Lake Wendouree); 4. Lucas Primary School (Lucas); 5. Gordon Primary School (Gordon); 6. Woodmans Hill Secondary College (Ballarat East); 7. Caledonian Primary School (Brown Hill); 8. Black Hill Primary School (Ballarat); 9. Daylesford Primary School (Daylesford); 10. Ballarat High School (Lake Gardens).

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What is the best public school in Ballarat?

Trentham District Primary School in Trentham ranks first among public schools in Ballarat with a Success Index of 73.6 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1093.

How are public 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 public schools in Ballarat?

43 of the top 43 public schools in Ballarat are government schools; 0 are Catholic or independent.

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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.