Schools in Ballarat, VIC

There are 49 schools in Ballarat, Victoria (local government area): 35 primary, 7 secondary, 5 combined. 31 are government schools and 18 are non-government. Together they enrol about 22,828 students.

Schools

Students

22,828

Median ICSEA

1016

Australian average is 1000

Top Success Index

78.6

Ballarat Clarendon College

Ballarat school rankings

All ranked schools, ordered by Success Index.

1
79
Ballarat Clarendon CollegeBallarat · Independent CombinedICSEA 1172 · 1,896 students
2
70
St Patrick's SchoolBallarat · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1096 · 249 students
3
70
Loreto CollegeBallarat · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1073 · 948 students
4
70
Siena Catholic Primary SchoolLucas · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1055 · 336 students
5
70
St Columba's SchoolBallarat North · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1090 · 334 students
6
70
Ballarat GrammarWendouree · Independent CombinedICSEA 1120 · 1,989 students
7
70
Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street)Ballarat · Government PrimaryICSEA 1069 · 227 students
8
68
St Patrick's CollegeBallarat · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1055 · 1,267 students
9
68
St Thomas More SchoolAlfredton · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1087 · 431 students
10
67
Damascus CollegeMount Clear · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1052 · 1,215 students
11
67
Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)Lake Wendouree · Government PrimaryICSEA 1095 · 350 students
12
66
Emmaus Catholic Primary SchoolMount Clear · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1088 · 362 students
13
66
St Alipius' Parish SchoolBallarat East · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1052 · 248 students
14
63
Lucas Primary SchoolLucas · Government PrimaryICSEA 1029 · 527 students
15
63
St Francis Xavier SchoolBallarat East · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1071 · 482 students
16
62
Ballarat Christian CollegeSebastopol · Independent CombinedICSEA 1058 · 406 students
17
58
Woodmans Hill Secondary CollegeBallarat East · Government SecondaryICSEA 988 · 602 students
18
57
Caledonian Primary SchoolBrown Hill · Government PrimaryICSEA 1010 · 215 students
19
57
Lumen Christi SchoolDelacombe · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1029 · 324 students
20
57
Black Hill Primary SchoolBallarat · Government PrimaryICSEA 1042 · 397 students
21
56
St James' SchoolSebastopol · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1034 · 166 students
22
55
St Aloysius' SchoolRedan · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1022 · 254 students
23
55
Ballarat High SchoolLake Gardens · Government SecondaryICSEA 1016 · 1,461 students
24
54
Buninyong Primary SchoolBuninyong · Government PrimaryICSEA 1044 · 567 students
25
54
Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolWendouree · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1017 · 101 students
26
54
Newington Primary SchoolBallarat · Government PrimaryICSEA 1007 · 278 students
27
48
Miners Rest Primary SchoolMiners Rest · Government PrimaryICSEA 994 · 353 students
28
47
Little Bendigo Primary SchoolNerrina · Government PrimaryICSEA 986 · 84 students
29
46
Mount Clear CollegeMount Clear · Government SecondaryICSEA 996 · 982 students
30
46
Mount Clear Primary SchoolMount Clear · Government PrimaryICSEA 991 · 221 students
31
46
Alfredton Primary SchoolAlfredton · Government PrimaryICSEA 1009 · 527 students
32
44
Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolBallarat · Government PrimaryICSEA 972 · 129 students
33
43
Delacombe Primary SchoolDelacombe · Government PrimaryICSEA 970 · 641 students
34
43
Ballarat North Primary SchoolBallarat · Government PrimaryICSEA 1002 · 330 students
35
40
Mount Rowan Secondary CollegeWendouree · Government SecondaryICSEA 938 · 678 students
36
37
Canadian Lead Primary SchoolBallarat East · Government PrimaryICSEA 952 · 235 students
37
32
Magpie Primary SchoolMagpie · Government PrimaryICSEA 923 · 103 students
38
31
Macarthur Street Primary SchoolSoldiers Hill · Government PrimaryICSEA 951 · 83 students
39
28
Phoenix P-12 Community CollegeSebastopol · Government CombinedICSEA 947 · 1,473 students
40
27
Yuille Park Community CollegeWendouree · Government CombinedICSEA 840 · 209 students
41
27
Sebastopol Primary SchoolSebastopol · Government PrimaryICSEA 901 · 98 students
42
26
Forest Street Primary SchoolWendouree · Government PrimaryICSEA 919 · 232 students
43
26
Wendouree 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	St Patrick's School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	70.2 Top 25%	1096	249	16.1
3	Loreto College Ballarat · Secondary · 7-12	Catholic	70.1 Top 25%	1073	948	11.1
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 Patrick's College Ballarat · Secondary · 7-12	Catholic	68.3 Top 25%	1055	1,267	11.0
9	St Thomas More School Alfredton · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	68.2 Top 25%	1087	431	17.4
10	Damascus College Mount Clear · Secondary · 7-12	Catholic	67.4 Top 25%	1052	1,215	11.7
11	Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) Lake Wendouree · Primary · Prep-6	Government	67.4 Top 25%	1095	350	15.1
12	Emmaus Catholic Primary School Mount Clear · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	66.4 Top 25%	1088	362	16.2
13	St Alipius' Parish School Ballarat East · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	65.6 Top 25%	1052	248	12.8
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	Woodmans Hill Secondary College Ballarat East · Secondary · 7-12	Government	57.8 Top 50%	988	602	11.5
18	Caledonian Primary School Brown Hill · Primary · Prep-6	Government	57.1 Top 50%	1010	215	12.2
19	Lumen Christi School Delacombe · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	56.8 Top 50%	1029	324	15.0
20	Black Hill Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Government	56.7 Top 50%	1042	397	14.1
21	St James' School Sebastopol · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	55.8 Top 50%	1034	166	13.8
22	St Aloysius' School Redan · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	54.9 Top 50%	1022	254	13.7
23	Ballarat High School Lake Gardens · Secondary · 7-12	Government	54.6 Top 50%	1016	1,461	12.7
24	Buninyong Primary School Buninyong · Primary · Prep-6	Government	54.2 Top 50%	1044	567	14.6
25	Our Lady Help of Christians School Wendouree · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	54.2 Top 50%	1017	101	10.2
26	Newington Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Government	53.7 Top 50%	1007	278	13.4
27	Miners Rest Primary School Miners Rest · Primary · Prep-6	Government	48.0 Lower 50%	994	353	12.9
28	Little Bendigo Primary School Nerrina · Primary · Prep-6	Government	46.5 Lower 50%	986	84	13.5
29	Mount Clear College Mount Clear · Secondary · 7-12	Government	46.4 Lower 50%	996	982	12.1
30	Mount Clear Primary School Mount Clear · Primary · Prep-6	Government	46.3 Lower 50%	991	221	11.6
31	Alfredton Primary School Alfredton · Primary · Prep-6	Government	45.8 Lower 50%	1009	527	14.6
32	Mount Pleasant Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Government	44.3 Lower 50%	972	129	13.4
33	Delacombe Primary School Delacombe · Primary · Prep-6	Government	43.1 Lower 50%	970	641	13.7
34	Ballarat North Primary School Ballarat · Primary · Prep-6	Government	42.8 Lower 50%	1002	330	13.6
35	Mount Rowan Secondary College Wendouree · Secondary · 7-12	Government	40.3 Lower 50%	938	678	9.7
36	Canadian Lead Primary School Ballarat East · Primary · Prep-6	Government	36.9 Lower 50%	952	235	14.5
37	Magpie Primary School Magpie · Primary · Prep-6	Government	32.0 Lower 50%	923	103	11.0
38	Macarthur Street Primary School Soldiers Hill · Primary · Prep-6	Government	31.1 Lower 50%	951	83	10.4
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

Best primary schools in Ballarat

78.6

Ballarat Clarendon College

Ballarat · Independent combined · Prep-12

1,896 students · ICSEA 1172

70.2

St Patrick's School

Ballarat · Catholic primary · Prep-6

249 students · ICSEA 1096

69.9

Siena Catholic Primary School

Lucas · Catholic primary · Prep-6

336 students · ICSEA 1055

69.6

St Columba's School

Ballarat North · Catholic primary · Prep-6

334 students · ICSEA 1090

69.5

Ballarat Grammar

Wendouree · Independent combined · Prep-12

1,989 students · ICSEA 1120

Best high schools in Ballarat

78.6

Ballarat Clarendon College

Ballarat · Independent combined · Prep-12

1,896 students · ICSEA 1172

70.1

Loreto College

Ballarat · Catholic high school · 7-12

948 students · ICSEA 1073

69.5

Ballarat Grammar

Wendouree · Independent combined · Prep-12

1,989 students · ICSEA 1120

68.3

St Patrick's College

Ballarat · Catholic high school · 7-12

1,267 students · ICSEA 1055

67.4

Damascus College

Mount Clear · Catholic high school · 7-12

1,215 students · ICSEA 1052

Other schools

Special schools and very small schools are listed but not ranked.

68.6

Ballarat Steiner School

Mount Helen · Independent primary · Prep-6

64 students · ICSEA 1076

53.2

Mount Blowhard Primary School

Blowhard · Government primary · Prep-6

79 students · ICSEA 1008

33.3

Invermay Primary School

Invermay · Government primary · Prep-6

74 students · ICSEA 945

25.5

Warrenheip Primary School

Warrenheip · Government primary · Prep-6

32 students · ICSEA 909

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Ballarat Specialist School

Lake Gardens · Government special · U

453 students · ICSEA 950

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Sovereign Hill School

Ballarat · Government special

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best school in Ballarat?

Ballarat Clarendon College has the highest Success Index in Ballarat (78.6/100, Top 10% of combined schools nationally).

How many schools are in Ballarat?

Are there public high schools in Ballarat?

Yes. Woodmans Hill Secondary College, Ballarat High School, Mount Clear College, Mount Rowan Secondary College, Phoenix P-12 Community College and 1 more are government schools offering secondary years in Ballarat.