Macarthur Street Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Soldiers Hill, Victoria 3350 · Ballarat LGA
#1212 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#4044 of 4,908 nationally
About Macarthur Street Primary School
Macarthur Street Primary School is a public primary school located in Soldiers Hill, Victoria (3350), within the Ballarat local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 83 students (47 girls and 36 boys).
Macarthur Street Primary School has an ICSEA value of 951, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 25th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 54% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (8.0 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 16% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Macarthur Street Primary School scores 31.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1212th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (28th of 31 in the Ballarat area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 951
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-16% enrolments since 2020 (area median 0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-33 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 Macarthur Street Primary School's 83 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Macarthur Street Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Macarthur Street Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Columba's School
Ballarat North · Catholic primary · Prep-6
334 students · ICSEA 1090 · 626 m away
Black Hill Primary School
Ballarat · Government primary · Prep-6
397 students · ICSEA 1042 · 1.1 km away
Ballarat North Primary School
Ballarat · Government primary · Prep-6
330 students · ICSEA 1002 · 1.3 km away
Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street)
Ballarat · Government primary · Prep-6
227 students · ICSEA 1069 · 1.5 km away
St Patrick's School
Ballarat · Catholic primary · Prep-6
249 students · ICSEA 1096 · 1.7 km away
Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)
Lake Wendouree · Government primary · Prep-6
350 students · ICSEA 1095 · 1.8 km away
St Alipius' Parish School
Ballarat East · Catholic primary · Prep-6
248 students · ICSEA 1052 · 1.9 km away
Ballarat Clarendon College
Ballarat · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,896 students · ICSEA 1172 · 2.3 km away
St Patrick's College
Ballarat · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,267 students · ICSEA 1055 · 2.5 km away
Ballarat Grammar
Wendouree · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,989 students · ICSEA 1120 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Newlyn Primary School
Newlyn · Government primary · Prep-6
21 students · ICSEA 951
Boolarra Primary School
Boolarra · Government primary · Prep-6
28 students · ICSEA 951
St Albans East Primary School
St Albans · Government primary · Prep-6
354 students · ICSEA 951
Bourchier Street Primary School Shepparton
Shepparton · Government primary · Prep-6
589 students · ICSEA 951
Mossfiel Primary School
Hoppers Crossing · Government primary · Prep-6
344 students · ICSEA 951
Dunolly Primary School
Dunolly · Government primary · Prep-6
88 students · ICSEA 952
Frequently asked questions
Is Macarthur Street Primary School a public or private school?
Macarthur Street Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Macarthur Street Primary School offer?
Macarthur Street Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Macarthur Street Primary School?
In 2025, Macarthur Street Primary School had 83 enrolled students (47 girls, 36 boys), a change of -16% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Macarthur Street Primary School?
Macarthur Street Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 951. 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 Macarthur Street Primary School rank in VIC?
Macarthur Street Primary School ranks 1212th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (31.1/100), and 4044th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Macarthur Street Primary School?
Macarthur Street Primary School has about 10.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Macarthur Street Primary School each year?
In 2025, Macarthur Street Primary School had 15 students in Prep and 9 in Year 6.
Is Macarthur Street Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Macarthur Street Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Macarthur Street Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Macarthur Street 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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