Canadian Lead Primary School
301 Otway Street South, Ballarat East VIC 3350
Canadian Lead Primary School is a government primary school in Ballarat East, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 223 students. Its ICSEA is 952, 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 publicly available information, Canadian Lead Primary School is a government primary school in Ballarat East catering for years P-6, formed in 1997 from the amalgamation of three earlier local schools. It is a small school with around 235 students. The grounds feature an inclusive outdoor playspace with a multi-play unit, accessible roundabout and musical instruments, and NAPLAN results sit in line with national year-level averages.
Often praised
- inclusive outdoor playspace
- NAPLAN in line with averages
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Canadian Lead 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Alipius' Parish School | Ballarat East | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,052 | 248 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | Ballarat | Public primary | 1.7 km | 972 | 113 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street) | Ballarat | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,069 | 220 |
| Caledonian Primary School | Brown Hill | Public primary | 2.5 km | 1,010 | 226 |
| Black Hill Primary School | Ballarat | Public primary | 2.6 km | 1,042 | 370 |
| St Francis Xavier School | Ballarat East | Catholic primary | 2.7 km | 1,071 | 482 |
| St Patrick's School | Ballarat | Catholic primary | 2.7 km | 1,096 | 249 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School | Soldiers Hill | Public primary | 2.9 km | 951 | 89 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunolly Primary School | Dunolly | Public primary · P-6 | 87 | 952 |
| Eastbourne Primary School | Capel Sound | Public primary · P-6 | 241 | 952 |
| Yinnar South Primary School | Yinnar South | Public primary · P-6 | 21 | 952 |
| Boolarra Primary School | Boolarra | Public primary · P-6 | 31 | 951 |
| Bourchier Street Primary School Shepparton | Shepparton | Public primary · P-6 | 538 | 951 |
| Great Western Primary School | Great Western | Public primary · P-6 | 17 | 953 |
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.