California Gully Primary School
4-14 Staley Street, California Gully VIC 3556
California Gully Primary School is a government primary school in California Gully, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 176 students. Its ICSEA is 913, 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
Based on the school's own website and public heritage records, California Gully Primary School is a small government primary school near Bendigo, operating from a heritage-listed 1883 building known locally as the Belltopper School. It runs the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program and the Premier's Reading Challenge, alongside wellbeing initiatives including a breakfast program, healthy eating education, Junior School Council, a Dogs Connect program, and outside-school-hours care. The school promotes itself under the motto "Small School - Big Results," with active parent and community involvement.
Often praised
- Kitchen Garden program
- strong wellbeing initiatives
- heritage school building
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Liborius' School | Eaglehawk | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,018 | 258 |
| Eaglehawk Primary School | Eaglehawk | Public primary | 1.5 km | 869 | 154 |
| Lightning Reef Primary School | Bendigo | Public primary | 1.7 km | 858 | 171 |
| St Peter's School | Bendigo North | Catholic primary | 2.4 km | 979 | 132 |
| Marist College Bendigo | Maiden Gully | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,040 | 1,203 |
| Bendigo Primary School | Bendigo | Public primary | 3.0 km | 1,005 | 186 |
| Eaglehawk North Primary School | Eaglehawk | Public primary | 3.1 km | 958 | 248 |
| Specimen Hill Primary School | Golden Square | Public primary | 3.2 km | 934 | 211 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bairnsdale West Primary School | Bairnsdale | Public primary · P-6 | 321 | 913 |
| Yarrunga Primary School | Wangaratta | Public primary · P-6 | 120 | 913 |
| Broadmeadows Valley Primary School | Broadmeadows | Public primary · P-6 | 191 | 912 |
| Timor Primary School | Timor | Public primary · P-6 | 41 | 912 |
| Murrabit Group School | Murrabit | Public primary · P-6 | 23 | 915 |
| Bona Vista Primary School | Bona Vista | Public primary · P-6 | 25 | 916 |
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.