Barnawartha Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Barnawartha, Victoria 3688 · Indigo LGA
About Barnawartha Primary School
Barnawartha Primary School is a public primary school located in Barnawartha, Victoria (3688), within the Indigo local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 60 students (26 girls and 34 boys).
Barnawartha Primary School has an ICSEA value of 991, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 42nd percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 33% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (4.7 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 25% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Barnawartha Primary School scores 45.2 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 991
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+25% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+3 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 Barnawartha Primary School's 60 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Barnawartha Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Barnawartha Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Middle Indigo Primary School
Indigo Valley · Government primary · Prep-6
16 students · ICSEA 1014 · 7.5 km away
St Joseph's School
Chiltern · Catholic primary · Prep-6
33 students · ICSEA 988 · 7.9 km away
Chiltern Primary School
Chiltern · Government primary · Prep-6
71 students · ICSEA 987 · 8.0 km away
Howlong Public School
Howlong · Government primary · K-6
151 students · ICSEA 982 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Mount Clear Primary School
Mount Clear · Government primary · Prep-6
221 students · ICSEA 991
Orrvale Primary School
Orrvale · Government primary · Prep-6
384 students · ICSEA 991
Cavendish Primary School
Cavendish · Government primary · Prep-6
32 students · ICSEA 992
Westmeadows Primary School
Westmeadows · Government primary · Prep-6
463 students · ICSEA 992
Tooradin Primary School
Tooradin · Government primary · Prep-6
283 students · ICSEA 992
Talgarno Primary School
Talgarno · Government primary · Prep-6
36 students · ICSEA 992
Frequently asked questions
Is Barnawartha Primary School a public or private school?
Barnawartha Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Barnawartha Primary School offer?
Barnawartha Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Barnawartha Primary School?
In 2025, Barnawartha Primary School had 60 enrolled students (26 girls, 34 boys), a change of 25% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Barnawartha Primary School?
Barnawartha Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 991. 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.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Barnawartha Primary School?
Barnawartha Primary School has about 12.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Barnawartha Primary School each year?
In 2025, Barnawartha Primary School had 10 students in Prep and 4 in Year 6.
Is Barnawartha Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Barnawartha Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Barnawartha Primary School?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of Barnawartha 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.
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