Hesket Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hesket, Victoria 3442 · Macedon Ranges LGA
About Hesket Primary School
Hesket Primary School is a public primary school located in Hesket, Victoria (3442), within the Macedon Ranges local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 76 students (41 girls and 35 boys).
Hesket Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1087, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 81st percentile of Australian schools. 38% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (7.8 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 117% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Hesket Primary School scores 74.3 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 1087
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)38% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+117% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+80 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 Hesket Primary School's 76 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Hesket Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Hesket Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Braemar College
Woodend · Independent combined · 5-12
1,094 students · ICSEA 1121 · 4.2 km away
Newham Primary School
Newham · Government primary · Prep-6
50 students · ICSEA 1079 · 4.5 km away
Mount Macedon Primary School
Mount Macedon · Government primary · Prep-6
131 students · ICSEA 1147 · 7.1 km away
Woodend Primary School
Woodend · Government primary · Prep-6
378 students · ICSEA 1091 · 7.7 km away
St Ambrose's School
Woodend · Catholic primary · Prep-6
225 students · ICSEA 1109 · 8.0 km away
Macedon Primary School
Macedon · Government primary · Prep-6
232 students · ICSEA 1109 · 9.4 km away
Romsey Primary School
Romsey · Government primary · Prep-6
323 students · ICSEA 986 · 11 km away
Global Village Learning
New Gisborne · Independent combined · Prep-11
197 students · ICSEA 1042 · 12 km away
Holy Cross Primary School
New Gisborne · Catholic primary · Prep-6
210 students · ICSEA 1063 · 12 km away
Lancefield Primary School
Lancefield · Government primary · Prep-6
190 students · ICSEA 1040 · 12 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Berwick Primary School
Berwick · Government primary · Prep-6
884 students · ICSEA 1087
Geelong South Primary School
South Geelong · Government primary · Prep-6
326 students · ICSEA 1088
Sherbourne Primary School
Briar Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
64 students · ICSEA 1086
The Patch Primary School
The Patch · Government primary · Prep-6
286 students · ICSEA 1086
Glen Katherine Primary School
Eltham North · Government primary · Prep-6
554 students · ICSEA 1088
Karoo Primary School
Rowville · Government primary · Prep-6
422 students · ICSEA 1086
Frequently asked questions
Is Hesket Primary School a public or private school?
Hesket Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Hesket Primary School offer?
Hesket Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Hesket Primary School?
In 2025, Hesket Primary School had 76 enrolled students (41 girls, 35 boys), a change of 117% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Hesket Primary School?
Hesket Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1087. 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 Hesket Primary School?
Hesket Primary School has about 9.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Hesket Primary School each year?
In 2025, Hesket Primary School had 14 students in Prep and 8 in Year 6.
Is Hesket Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Hesket Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Hesket Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Hesket 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 Hesket Primary School?
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