Badger Creek Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Healesville, Victoria 3777 · Yarra Ranges LGA
#949 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#2951 of 4,908 nationally
About Badger Creek Primary School
Badger Creek Primary School is a public primary school located in Healesville, Victoria (3777), within the Yarra Ranges local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 233 students (110 girls and 123 boys).
Badger Creek Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1006, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 50th percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 31% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 20 teachers (15.7 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Badger Creek Primary School scores 46.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 949th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (35th of 43 in the Yarra Ranges area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1006
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)14% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-3% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-13 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Badger Creek Primary School's 233 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Badger Creek Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Badger Creek Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Worawa Aboriginal College
Healesville · Independent special · 7-12
46 students · ICSEA 649 · 2.1 km away
St Brigid's School
Healesville · Catholic primary · Prep-6
274 students · ICSEA 1029 · 2.8 km away
Healesville Primary School
Healesville · Government primary · Prep-6
222 students · ICSEA 974 · 2.9 km away
Healesville High School
Healesville · Government high school · 7-12
310 students · ICSEA 964 · 4.1 km away
Chum Creek Primary School
Chum Creek · Government primary · Prep-6
67 students · ICSEA 1048 · 9.1 km away
Don Valley Primary School
Don Valley · Government primary · Prep-6
39 students · ICSEA 1015 · 10 km away
Woori Yallock Primary School
Woori Yallock · Government primary · Prep-6
429 students · ICSEA 986 · 11 km away
Launching Place Primary School
Launching Place · Government primary · Prep-6
137 students · ICSEA 969 · 12 km away
Seville Primary School
Seville · Government primary · Prep-6
163 students · ICSEA 996 · 12 km away
Yarra Junction Primary School
Yarra Junction · Government primary · Prep-6
220 students · ICSEA 985 · 13 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Allansford and District Primary School
Allansford · Government primary · Prep-6
160 students · ICSEA 1006
Darnum Primary School
Darnum · Government primary · Prep-6
175 students · ICSEA 1006
Wattle View Primary School
Ferntree Gully · Government primary · Prep-6
247 students · ICSEA 1006
Cranbourne East Primary School
Cranbourne East · Government primary · Prep-6
999 students · ICSEA 1006
Rutherglen Primary School
Rutherglen · Government primary · Prep-6
177 students · ICSEA 1007
Yea Primary School
Yea · Government primary · Prep-6
128 students · ICSEA 1005
Frequently asked questions
Is Badger Creek Primary School a public or private school?
Badger Creek Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Badger Creek Primary School offer?
Badger Creek Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Badger Creek Primary School?
In 2025, Badger Creek Primary School had 233 enrolled students (110 girls, 123 boys), a change of -3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Badger Creek Primary School?
Badger Creek Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1006. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Badger Creek Primary School rank in VIC?
Badger Creek Primary School ranks 949th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (46.5/100), and 2951st of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Badger Creek Primary School?
Badger Creek Primary School has about 14.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Badger Creek Primary School each year?
In 2025, Badger Creek Primary School had 28 students in Prep and 30 in Year 6.
Is Badger Creek Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Badger Creek Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Badger Creek Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Badger Creek Primary School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Badger Creek Primary School?
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