Ballarat Steiner School
244 Moss Avenue, Mt Helen VIC 3350
Ballarat Steiner School is an independent primary school in Mt Helen, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 64 students. Its ICSEA is 1,076, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Ballarat Steiner School is an independent co-educational school in Mount Helen serving Prep to Grade 6, with about 80 students and a very low student-to-teacher ratio. Its education is based on the principles of Rudolf Steiner, and a Steiner kindergarten operates on the same campus, giving families a continuous early years to primary pathway.
Often praised
- Steiner educational approach
- Small class sizes
- On-campus kindergarten
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buninyong Primary School | Buninyong | Public primary | 2.6 km | 1,044 | 521 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School | Mount Clear | Catholic primary | 3.2 km | 1,088 | 362 |
| Magpie Primary School | Magpie | Public primary | 3.2 km | 923 | 108 |
| Mount Clear Primary School | Mount Clear | Public primary | 4.0 km | 991 | 213 |
| St James' School | Sebastopol | Catholic primary | 4.6 km | 1,034 | 166 |
| Sebastopol Primary School | Sebastopol | Public primary | 5.2 km | 901 | 97 |
| Napoleons Primary School | Napoleons | Public primary | 5.2 km | 996 | 91 |
| Ballarat Christian College | Sebastopol | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.6 km | 1,058 | 406 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dandenong Ranges Steiner School | Emerald | Independent primary · P-6 | 151 | 1,080 |
| Beechworth Montessori School | Beechworth | Independent primary · P-6 | 87 | 1,081 |
| Phillip Island Village School | Ventnor | Independent primary · P-6 | 45 | 1,071 |
| Learning Co-Operative School | Cottles Bridge | Independent primary · P-5 | 31 | 1,065 |
| Clyde Grammar | Clyde North | Independent primary · P-5 | 312 | 1,088 |
| Tarrington Lutheran School | Tarrington | Independent primary · P-6 | 106 | 1,063 |
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.