Ceres Primary School
605 Barrabool Road, Ceres VIC 3221
Ceres Primary School is a government primary school in Ceres, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 118 students. Its ICSEA is 1,069, 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 Ceres Primary School as a small government primary school in the rural community of Ceres, near Geelong, catering for Prep to Year 6. The school's own site emphasises a warm, close-knit rural community feel, with focus on students' academic, emotional and social development. It runs wellbeing and resilience programs alongside a BYOD iPad digital learning program, specialist subjects, and reading support initiatives such as Story Dogs and MARC. NAPLAN results are reported as in line with national averages.
Often praised
- strong rural community connectedness
- wellbeing and resilience programs
- digital learning (BYOD iPad) program
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 Ceres 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodline Primary | Ceres | Independent primary | 1.6 km | 1,100 | 73 |
| Christian College Geelong | Highton | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.2 km | 1,098 | 1,908 |
| Montpellier Primary School | Highton | Public primary | 4.4 km | 1,101 | 572 |
| Highton Primary School | Highton | Public primary | 4.4 km | 1,121 | 345 |
| Bellaire Primary School | Highton | Public primary | 4.7 km | 1,094 | 612 |
| Clairvaux Catholic School | Belmont | Catholic primary | 5.2 km | 1,095 | 631 |
| Roslyn Primary School | Belmont | Public primary | 5.5 km | 1,082 | 253 |
| Fyans Park Primary School | Newtown | Public primary | 5.7 km | 1,131 | 389 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street) | Ballarat | Public primary · P-6 | 220 | 1,069 |
| Panton Hill Primary School | Panton Hill | Public primary · P-6 | 154 | 1,070 |
| Regency Park Primary School | Wantirna | Public primary · P-6 | 528 | 1,068 |
| Reservoir Primary School | Reservoir | Public primary · P-6 | 320 | 1,070 |
| Reservoir West Primary School | Reservoir | Public primary · P-6 | 574 | 1,068 |
| Seaford North Primary School | Seaford | Public primary · P-6 | 419 | 1,070 |
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.