Castlemaine North Primary School
270 Barker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450
Castlemaine North Primary School is a government primary school in Castlemaine, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 258 students. Its ICSEA is 1,117, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
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 information from the school's website describes Castlemaine North Primary School as a government primary school in Castlemaine, Victoria, catering for Prep to Year 6 since 1878. All classes access specialist programs in Indonesian language, Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Physical Education/Health, alongside the 'Play is the Way' pro-social skills program, swimming, instrumental music, choirs, circus skills, camps, excursions and Bike Education. Facilities include a mix of heritage and refurbished buildings, an Art room, Library and Performing Arts room.
Often praised
- Specialist language and arts programs
- Play is the Way social skills program
- Broad extracurricular offerings
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: low. 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 Castlemaine North 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 Mary's School | Castlemaine | Catholic primary | 0.7 km | 1,033 | 64 |
| Castlemaine Primary School | Castlemaine | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,054 | 151 |
| Winters Flat Primary School | Castlemaine | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,078 | 124 |
| Campbells Creek Primary School | Campbells Creek | Public primary | 4.1 km | 1,011 | 167 |
| Chewton Primary School | Chewton | Public primary | 4.6 km | 1,119 | 63 |
| Castlemaine Steiner School & Kindergarten | Muckleford | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.1 km | 1,105 | 135 |
| Harcourt Valley Primary School | Harcourt | Public primary | 7.0 km | 1,015 | 77 |
| Elphinstone Primary School | Elphinstone | Public primary | 11.4 km | 1,036 | 26 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eltham Primary School | Eltham | Public primary · P-6 | 263 | 1,117 |
| Footscray West Primary School | West Footscray | Public primary · P-6 | 653 | 1,117 |
| Montmorency Primary School | Montmorency | Public primary · P-6 | 418 | 1,117 |
| Spotswood Primary School | Spotswood | Public primary · P-6 | 269 | 1,117 |
| Cheltenham Primary School | Cheltenham | Public primary · P-6 | 381 | 1,116 |
| Essendon North Primary School | Essendon North | Public primary · P-6 | 602 | 1,116 |
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.