Cape Clear Primary School
1539 Scarsdale-pitfield Road, Cape Clear VIC 3351
Cape Clear Primary School is a government primary school in Cape Clear, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 15 students. Its ICSEA is 977, 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 describe Cape Clear Primary School as a small rural government school serving Prep-6 students in the Cape Clear community near Ballarat. With a low student-to-teacher ratio, the school offers a broad curriculum including specialist programs in The Arts, Physical Education, and Languages Other Than English (Auslan). Its stated values centre on respect, confidence, commitment, and responsibility, reflecting a focus on the development of the whole child within a close-knit rural setting.
Often praised
- small class sizes
- specialist Arts and PE programs
- Auslan language program
- strong community feel
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Cape Clear 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linton Primary School | Linton | Public primary | 12.7 km | 1,001 | 23 |
| Rokewood Primary School | Rokewood | Public primary | 16.0 km | 959 | 37 |
| Woady Yaloak Primary School | Smythesdale | Public primary | 17.8 km | 993 | 246 |
| Napoleons Primary School | Napoleons | Public primary | 22.9 km | 996 | 91 |
| Skipton Primary School | Skipton | Public primary | 24.1 km | 1,012 | 68 |
| Haddon Primary School | Haddon | Public primary | 24.7 km | 1,019 | 234 |
| Ballarat Steiner School | Mt Helen | Independent primary | 27.9 km | 1,076 | 64 |
| Magpie Primary School | Magpie | Public primary | 28.4 km | 923 | 108 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crib Point Primary School | Crib Point | Public primary · P-6 | 234 | 977 |
| Dillbadin Primary School | Boronia | Public primary · P-6 | 36 | 977 |
| Epping Primary School | Epping | Public primary · P-6 | 282 | 977 |
| Koondrook Primary School | Koondrook | Public primary · P-6 | 86 | 977 |
| Penshurst Primary School | Penshurst | Public primary · P-6 | 18 | 977 |
| Perseverance Primary School | French Island | Public primary | — | 977 |
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.