Newham Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Newham, Victoria 3442 · Macedon Ranges LGA
About Newham Primary School
Newham Primary School is a public primary school located in Newham, Victoria (3442), within the Macedon Ranges local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 50 students (24 girls and 26 boys).
Newham Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1079, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 78th percentile of Australian schools. 38% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 18% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (5.4 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 58% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Newham Primary 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 1079
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)38% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-58% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-26 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 Newham Primary School's 50 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Newham Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Newham Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Hesket Primary School
Hesket · Government primary · Prep-6
76 students · ICSEA 1087 · 4.5 km away
Braemar College
Woodend · Independent combined · 5-12
1,094 students · ICSEA 1121 · 6.0 km away
Woodend Primary School
Woodend · Government primary · Prep-6
378 students · ICSEA 1091 · 7.1 km away
St Ambrose's School
Woodend · Catholic primary · Prep-6
225 students · ICSEA 1109 · 7.6 km away
Mount Macedon Primary School
Mount Macedon · Government primary · Prep-6
131 students · ICSEA 1147 · 10 km away
Macedon Primary School
Macedon · Government primary · Prep-6
232 students · ICSEA 1109 · 12 km away
Lancefield Primary School
Lancefield · Government primary · Prep-6
190 students · ICSEA 1040 · 12 km away
St Mary's School
Lancefield · Catholic primary · Prep-6
212 students · ICSEA 1048 · 13 km away
Our Lady of the Rosary
Kyneton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
286 students · ICSEA 1081 · 14 km away
Kyneton Primary School
Kyneton · Government primary · Prep-6
307 students · ICSEA 1048 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Mulgrave Primary School
Mulgrave · Government primary · Prep-6
426 students · ICSEA 1079
Kingswood Primary School
Dingley Village · Government primary · Prep-6
567 students · ICSEA 1079
Neerim District Rural Primary School
Nayook · Government primary · Prep-5
15 students · ICSEA 1079
New Gisborne Primary School
New Gisborne · Government primary · Prep-6
440 students · ICSEA 1080
Tylden Primary School
Tylden · Government primary · Prep-6
125 students · ICSEA 1078
Winters Flat Primary School
Castlemaine · Government primary · Prep-6
115 students · ICSEA 1078
Frequently asked questions
Is Newham Primary School a public or private school?
Newham Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Newham Primary School offer?
Newham Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Newham Primary School?
In 2025, Newham Primary School had 50 enrolled students (24 girls, 26 boys), a change of -58% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Newham Primary School?
Newham Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1079. 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 Newham Primary School?
Newham Primary School has about 9.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Newham Primary School each year?
In 2025, Newham Primary School had 8 students in Prep and 5 in Year 6.
Is Newham Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Newham Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Newham Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Newham 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 Newham Primary School?
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