Bendigo Primary School
91 Old Violet Street, Bendigo VIC 3550
Bendigo Primary School is a government primary school in Bendigo, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 186 students. Its ICSEA is 1,005, 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 sources, including the school's own website, describe Bendigo Primary School (also known as Bendigo Violet Street Primary School) as a government primary school founded in 1866 with around 180 students from Prep to Year 6. Alongside core literacy and numeracy, it runs a kitchen garden cooking program, gardening, art, music, physical education, social competencies, and Languages Other Than English, plus before/after school hours care. It presents itself as an inclusive, community-focused school.
Often praised
- Kitchen garden cooking program
- Long-established school (since 1866)
- Broad specialist programs (art, music, LOTE)
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: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girton Grammar School | Bendigo | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,148 | 1,195 |
| Creek Street Christian College | Bendigo | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 1,063 | 457 |
| Camp Hill Primary School | Bendigo | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,040 | 232 |
| St Peter's School | Bendigo North | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 979 | 132 |
| Specimen Hill Primary School | Golden Square | Public primary | 1.6 km | 934 | 211 |
| Golden Square Primary School | Golden Square | Public primary | 1.7 km | 967 | 261 |
| St Kilian's School | Bendigo | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,059 | 268 |
| St Joseph's School | Quarry Hill | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 1,064 | 234 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beulah Primary School | Beulah | Public primary · P-6 | 28 | 1,005 |
| Seaford Park Primary School | Seaford | Public primary · P-6 | 152 | 1,005 |
| Yea Primary School | Yea | Public primary · P-6 | 131 | 1,005 |
| Aitken Hill Primary School | Craigieburn | Public primary · P-6 | 868 | 1,004 |
| Allansford and District Primary School | Allansford | Public primary · P-6 | 155 | 1,006 |
| Badger Creek Primary School | Healesville | Public primary · P-6 | 234 | 1,006 |
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.