Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lake Wendouree, Victoria 3350 · Ballarat LGA
#469 of 1,290 primary schools in VIC
#1261 of 4,908 nationally
About Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)
Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) is a public primary school located in Lake Wendouree, Victoria (3350), within the Ballarat local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 350 students (170 girls and 180 boys).
Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) has an ICSEA value of 1095, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 83rd percentile of Australian schools. 39% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 11% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 29 teachers (23.1 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.1 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) scores 67.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 469th of 1,290 primary schools in VIC (6th 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 1095
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)39% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median 0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-12 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 Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)'s 350 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ballarat Clarendon College
Ballarat · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,896 students · ICSEA 1172 · 532 m away
St Patrick's College
Ballarat · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,267 students · ICSEA 1055 · 697 m away
St Patrick's School
Ballarat · Catholic primary · Prep-6
249 students · ICSEA 1096 · 1.1 km away
Newington Primary School
Ballarat · Government primary · Prep-6
278 students · ICSEA 1007 · 1.2 km away
Loreto College
Ballarat · Catholic high school · 7-12
948 students · ICSEA 1073 · 1.3 km away
Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street)
Ballarat · Government primary · Prep-6
227 students · ICSEA 1069 · 1.5 km away
Macarthur Street Primary School
Soldiers Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
83 students · ICSEA 951 · 1.8 km away
Ballarat Specialist School
Lake Gardens · Government special · U
453 students · ICSEA 950 · 1.8 km away
Ballarat High School
Lake Gardens · Government high school · 7-12
1,461 students · ICSEA 1016 · 1.9 km away
Ballarat Grammar
Wendouree · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,989 students · ICSEA 1120 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
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249 students · ICSEA 1095
Oak Park Primary School
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388 students · ICSEA 1095
Parkmore Primary School
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121 students · ICSEA 1095
Croydon Hills Primary School
Croydon Hills · Government primary · Prep-6
737 students · ICSEA 1095
Aspendale Gardens Primary School
Aspendale Gardens · Government primary · Prep-6
592 students · ICSEA 1095
Bellaire Primary School
Highton · Government primary · Prep-6
623 students · ICSEA 1094
Frequently asked questions
Is Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) a public or private school?
Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) offer?
Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)?
In 2025, Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) had 350 enrolled students (170 girls, 180 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)?
Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1095. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) rank in VIC?
Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) ranks 469th of 1,290 primary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (67.4/100), and 1261st of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)?
Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) has about 15.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) each year?
In 2025, Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) had 48 students in Prep and 51 in Year 6.
Is Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) co-ed?
Yes. Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) 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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