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Top 51 primary schools in Bendigo (2025)

Schools offering primary years (Primary and Combined schools). Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 51 schools shown out of all eligible primary schools in Bendigo.

  1. 1
    75
    St Ambrose's SchoolWoodend · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1109 · 225 students
  2. 2
    74
    Castlemaine North Primary SchoolCastlemaine · Government PrimaryICSEA 1117 · 278 students
  3. 3
    73
    Our Lady of the RosaryKyneton · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1081 · 286 students
  4. 4
    72
    Tylden Primary SchoolTylden · Government PrimaryICSEA 1078 · 125 students
  5. 5
    72
    Girton Grammar SchoolBendigo · Independent CombinedICSEA 1148 · 1,195 students
  6. 6
    72
    St Francis of the Fields SchoolStrathfieldsaye · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1093 · 614 students
  7. 7
    71
    Spring Gully Primary SchoolBendigo · Government PrimaryICSEA 1056 · 426 students
  8. 8
    71
    Winters Flat Primary SchoolCastlemaine · Government PrimaryICSEA 1078 · 115 students
  9. 9
    69
    St Therese's SchoolKennington · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1076 · 460 students
  10. 10
    68
    St Kilian's SchoolBendigo · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1059 · 268 students
  11. 11
    67
    Castlemaine Steiner School & KindergartenMuckleford · Independent CombinedICSEA 1105 · 135 students
  12. 12
    67
    Creek Street Christian CollegeBendigo · Independent CombinedICSEA 1063 · 457 students
  13. 13
    67
    Holy Rosary SchoolWhite Hills · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1052 · 295 students
  14. 14
    65
    Woodend Primary SchoolWoodend · Government PrimaryICSEA 1091 · 378 students
  15. 15
    65
    Victory Christian CollegeStrathdale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1077 · 900 students
  16. 16
    64
    Castlemaine Primary SchoolCastlemaine · Government PrimaryICSEA 1054 · 178 students
  17. 17
    64
    Kyneton Primary SchoolKyneton · Government PrimaryICSEA 1048 · 307 students
  18. 18
    63
    St Joseph's SchoolQuarry Hill · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1064 · 234 students
  19. 19
    60
    St Liborius' SchoolEaglehawk · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1018 · 258 students
  20. 20
    60
    Newstead Primary SchoolNewstead · Government PrimaryICSEA 1041 · 82 students
  21. 21
    59
    Strathfieldsaye Primary SchoolStrathfieldsaye · Government PrimaryICSEA 1038 · 538 students
  22. 22
    59
    Camp Hill Primary SchoolBendigo · Government PrimaryICSEA 1040 · 251 students
  23. 23
    58
    Maldon Primary SchoolMaldon · Government PrimaryICSEA 1034 · 90 students
  24. 24
    57
    Quarry Hill Primary SchoolQuarry Hill · Government PrimaryICSEA 1037 · 324 students
  25. 25
    57
    Campbells Creek Primary SchoolCampbells Creek · Government PrimaryICSEA 1011 · 174 students
  26. 26
    56
    Axedale Primary SchoolAxedale · Government PrimaryICSEA 1018 · 101 students
  27. 27
    56
    Bendigo Primary SchoolBendigo · Government PrimaryICSEA 1005 · 196 students
  28. 28
    54
    Marong Primary SchoolMarong · Government PrimaryICSEA 994 · 235 students
  29. 29
    54
    St Monica's SchoolKangaroo Flat · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1032 · 284 students
  30. 30
    51
    Holy Rosary SchoolHeathcote · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1004 · 82 students
  31. 31
    51
    Marist College BendigoMaiden Gully · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1040 · 1,203 students
  32. 32
    50
    St Peter's SchoolNorth Bendigo · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 979 · 132 students
  33. 33
    49
    Maiden Gully Primary SchoolMaiden Gully · Government PrimaryICSEA 1009 · 551 students
  34. 34
    46
    Lockwood Primary SchoolLockwood · Government PrimaryICSEA 989 · 99 students
  35. 35
    46
    Huntly Primary SchoolHuntly · Government PrimaryICSEA 975 · 324 students
  36. 36
    45
    Epsom Primary SchoolEpsom · Government PrimaryICSEA 967 · 425 students
  37. 37
    43
    Kennington Primary SchoolKennington · Government PrimaryICSEA 979 · 581 students
  38. 38
    43
    Boort District P-12 SchoolBoort · Government CombinedICSEA 997 · 184 students
  39. 39
    42
    East Loddon P-12 CollegeDingee · Government CombinedICSEA 977 · 256 students
  40. 40
    42
    White Hills Primary SchoolWhite Hills · Government PrimaryICSEA 977 · 586 students
  41. 41
    41
    Heathcote Primary SchoolHeathcote · Government PrimaryICSEA 961 · 150 students
  42. 42
    40
    Pyramid Hill CollegePyramid Hill · Government CombinedICSEA 982 · 104 students
  43. 43
    38
    Big Hill Primary SchoolBig Hill · Government PrimaryICSEA 980 · 221 students
  44. 44
    37
    Wedderburn CollegeWedderburn · Government CombinedICSEA 926 · 205 students
  45. 45
    36
    Golden Square Primary SchoolGolden Square · Government PrimaryICSEA 967 · 262 students
  46. 46
    34
    Kangaroo Flat Primary SchoolKangaroo Flat · Government PrimaryICSEA 908 · 313 students
  47. 47
    29
    Specimen Hill Primary SchoolGolden Square · Government PrimaryICSEA 934 · 234 students
  48. 48
    27
    California Gully Primary SchoolCalifornia Gully · Government PrimaryICSEA 913 · 181 students
  49. 49
    26
    Eaglehawk Primary SchoolEaglehawk · Government PrimaryICSEA 869 · 159 students
  50. 50
    26
    Lightning Reef Primary SchoolBendigo · Government PrimaryICSEA 858 · 165 students
  51. 51
    25
    Eaglehawk North Primary SchoolEaglehawk · Government PrimaryICSEA 958 · 269 students

There are 51 primary schools in Bendigo eligible for this list; the top 51 are shown. St Ambrose's School in Woodend is ranked first with a Success Index of 74.8 and an ICSEA of 1109. 35 of the top 51 are government schools and 16 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1018.

The top 10 primary schools in Bendigo for 2025 are: 1. St Ambrose's School (Woodend); 2. Castlemaine North Primary School (Castlemaine); 3. Our Lady of the Rosary (Kyneton); 4. Tylden Primary School (Tylden); 5. Girton Grammar School (Bendigo); 6. St Francis of the Fields School (Strathfieldsaye); 7. Spring Gully Primary School (Bendigo); 8. Winters Flat Primary School (Castlemaine); 9. St Therese's School (Kennington); 10. St Kilian's School (Bendigo).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best primary school in Bendigo?

St Ambrose's School in Woodend ranks first among primary schools in Bendigo with a Success Index of 74.8 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1109.

How are primary schools in Bendigo 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 Bendigo?

35 of the top 51 primary schools in Bendigo are government schools; 16 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.