Ararat West Primary School
Kneebone Street, Ararat VIC 3377
Ararat West Primary School is a government primary school in Ararat, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 263 students. Its ICSEA is 984, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Public online information about Ararat West Primary School, a government primary school in Ararat, Victoria catering for Prep to Year 6. The school describes its mission as providing a caring, challenging learning environment that equips students with skills for personal success. Recent facility upgrades include a new architect-designed modular building with additional classrooms, an art and craft room, and a staff area, along with refurbished student toilets to improve cleanliness and hygiene.
Often praised
- recently upgraded facilities
- modern classroom building
- supportive learning environment
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Ararat West Primary School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ararat North Primary School | Ararat | Public primary | 1.7 km | 862 | 60 |
| Ararat Primary School | Ararat | Public primary | 1.7 km | 971 | 222 |
| St Mary's School | Ararat | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 1,038 | 121 |
| Moyston Primary School | Moyston | Public primary | 13.8 km | 983 | 32 |
| Great Western Primary School | Great Western | Public primary | 15.6 km | 953 | 17 |
| Maroona Primary School | Maroona | Public primary | 18.1 km | 1,064 | 16 |
| Buangor Primary School | Buangor | Public primary | 24.4 km | 1,028 | 20 |
| Concongella Primary School | Concongella | Public primary | 26.7 km | 949 | 31 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Primary School | Alexandra | Public primary · P-6 | 151 | 984 |
| Lalor Primary School | Lalor | Public primary · P-6 | 237 | 984 |
| Lindenow Primary School | Lindenow | Public primary · P-6 | 114 | 984 |
| Nyora Primary School | Nyora | Public primary · P-6 | 25 | 984 |
| St Albans Meadows Primary School | St Albans | Public primary · P-6 | 423 | 984 |
| Upper Sandy Creek Primary School | Sandy Creek | Public primary · P-6 | 18 | 984 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.