Ballarat Steiner School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Helen, Victoria 3350 · Ballarat LGA
About Ballarat Steiner School
Ballarat Steiner School is an independent primary school located in Mount Helen, Victoria (3350), within the Ballarat local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 64 students (37 girls and 27 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
Ballarat Steiner School has an ICSEA value of 1076, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 77th percentile of Australian schools. 31% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 11% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 13 teachers (9.3 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 33% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Ballarat Steiner School scores 68.6 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1076
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)31% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-33% enrolments since 2020 (area median 0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+7 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 Ballarat Steiner School's 64 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Ballarat Steiner School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Ballarat Steiner School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Buninyong Primary School
Buninyong · Government primary · Prep-6
567 students · ICSEA 1044 · 2.6 km away
Emmaus Catholic Primary School
Mount Clear · Catholic primary · Prep-6
362 students · ICSEA 1088 · 3.2 km away
Magpie Primary School
Magpie · Government primary · Prep-6
103 students · ICSEA 923 · 3.3 km away
Damascus College
Mount Clear · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,215 students · ICSEA 1052 · 3.3 km away
Mount Clear College
Mount Clear · Government high school · 7-12
982 students · ICSEA 996 · 3.9 km away
Mount Clear Primary School
Mount Clear · Government primary · Prep-6
221 students · ICSEA 991 · 4.1 km away
St James' School
Sebastopol · Catholic primary · Prep-6
166 students · ICSEA 1034 · 4.6 km away
Sebastopol Primary School
Sebastopol · Government primary · Prep-6
98 students · ICSEA 901 · 5.2 km away
Napoleons Primary School
Napoleons · Government primary · Prep-6
86 students · ICSEA 996 · 5.2 km away
Ballarat Christian College
Sebastopol · Independent combined · Prep-12
406 students · ICSEA 1058 · 5.5 km away
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Phillip Island Village School
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Learning Co-Operative School
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Clyde Grammar
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ballarat Steiner School a public or private school?
Ballarat Steiner School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
What year levels does Ballarat Steiner School offer?
Ballarat Steiner School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Ballarat Steiner School?
In 2025, Ballarat Steiner School had 64 enrolled students (37 girls, 27 boys), a change of -33% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Ballarat Steiner School?
Ballarat Steiner School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1076. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Ballarat Steiner School?
Ballarat Steiner School has about 6.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Ballarat Steiner School each year?
In 2025, Ballarat Steiner School had 14 students in Prep and 7 in Year 6.
Is Ballarat Steiner School co-ed?
Yes. Ballarat Steiner School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Ballarat Steiner School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Ballarat Steiner 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 Ballarat Steiner School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Wyndham Vale, about 72 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.