Bolinda Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bolinda, Victoria 3432 · Macedon Ranges LGA
About Bolinda Primary School
Bolinda Primary School is a public primary school located in Bolinda, Victoria (3432), within the Macedon Ranges local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 48 students (25 girls and 23 boys).
Bolinda Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1004, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 49th percentile of Australian schools. 15% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 31% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (4.9 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Bolinda Primary School scores 51.7 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 1004
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)15% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-4% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+18 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 Bolinda Primary School's 48 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bolinda Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bolinda Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Riddells Creek Primary School
Riddells Creek · Government primary · Prep-6
285 students · ICSEA 1040 · 6.5 km away
Romsey Primary School
Romsey · Government primary · Prep-6
323 students · ICSEA 986 · 8.8 km away
Red Rock Christian College
Sunbury · Independent combined · Prep-12
195 students · ICSEA 1056 · 10 km away
Global Village Learning
New Gisborne · Independent combined · Prep-11
197 students · ICSEA 1042 · 13 km away
Holy Cross Primary School
New Gisborne · Catholic primary · Prep-6
210 students · ICSEA 1063 · 13 km away
Darraweit Guim Primary School
Darraweit Guim · Government primary · Prep-6
50 students · ICSEA 974 · 14 km away
New Gisborne Primary School
New Gisborne · Government primary · Prep-6
440 students · ICSEA 1080 · 14 km away
Mount Macedon Primary School
Mount Macedon · Government primary · Prep-6
131 students · ICSEA 1147 · 15 km away
Hesket Primary School
Hesket · Government primary · Prep-6
76 students · ICSEA 1087 · 15 km away
Kismet Park Primary School
Sunbury · Government primary · Prep-6
358 students · ICSEA 1023 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Warburton Primary School
Warburton · Government primary · Prep-6
71 students · ICSEA 1004
Grey Street Primary School (Traralgon)
Traralgon · Government primary · Prep-6
535 students · ICSEA 1004
Belvedere Park Primary School
Seaford · Government primary · Prep-6
288 students · ICSEA 1004
Fairhills Primary School
Ferntree Gully · Government primary · Prep-6
104 students · ICSEA 1004
Sunbury West Primary School
Sunbury · Government primary · Prep-6
230 students · ICSEA 1004
Aitken Hill Primary School
Craigieburn · Government primary · Prep-6
892 students · ICSEA 1004
Frequently asked questions
Is Bolinda Primary School a public or private school?
Bolinda Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Bolinda Primary School offer?
Bolinda Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Bolinda Primary School?
In 2025, Bolinda Primary School had 48 enrolled students (25 girls, 23 boys), a change of -4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bolinda Primary School?
Bolinda Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1004. 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 Bolinda Primary School?
Bolinda Primary School has about 9.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Bolinda Primary School each year?
In 2025, Bolinda Primary School had 6 students in Prep and 11 in Year 6.
Is Bolinda Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Bolinda Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bolinda Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Bolinda 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 Bolinda Primary School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Craigieburn, about 23 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.