Buninyong Primary School
202 Simpson Street, Buninyong VIC 3357
Buninyong Primary School is a government primary school in Buninyong, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 521 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,044, 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Buninyong Primary School is a government primary school in Buninyong near Ballarat, established in 1873, catering to Prep-6 students. It operates a multi-campus model with a second campus at Scotsburn, giving families a choice between a larger and a smaller school setting. The school emphasises respect, responsibility and kindness as core values, runs a Child Safe Program, offers Out of School Hours Care, and holds open mornings for prospective families.
Often praised
- large and small campus choice
- strong community values focus
- out of school hours care
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Steiner School | Mt Helen | Independent primary | 2.6 km | 1,076 | 64 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School | Mount Clear | Catholic primary | 4.8 km | 1,088 | 362 |
| Magpie Primary School | Magpie | Public primary | 5.7 km | 923 | 108 |
| Mount Clear Primary School | Mount Clear | Public primary | 5.7 km | 991 | 213 |
| Napoleons Primary School | Napoleons | Public primary | 5.9 km | 996 | 91 |
| St James' School | Sebastopol | Catholic primary | 6.9 km | 1,034 | 166 |
| Sebastopol Primary School | Sebastopol | Public primary | 7.4 km | 901 | 97 |
| Ballarat Christian College | Sebastopol | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainslie Parklands Primary School | Croydon | Public primary · P-6 | 67 | 1,044 |
| Deanside Primary School | Deanside | Public primary · P-6 | 698 | 1,044 |
| Keilor Primary School | Keilor | Public primary · P-6 | 374 | 1,044 |
| Longwood Primary School | Longwood | Public primary · P-6 | 55 | 1,044 |
| Natimuk Primary School | Natimuk | Public primary · P-6 | 27 | 1,044 |
| Deans Marsh Primary School | Deans Marsh | Public primary · P-6 | 56 | 1,045 |
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.