Chewton Primary School
1 Hunter Street, Chewton VIC 3451
Chewton Primary School is a government primary school in Chewton, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 63 students. Its ICSEA is 1,119, 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
Publicly available information describes Chewton Primary School as a small government primary school in a heritage building on a bush setting near Castlemaine, with around 80 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio. The school offers specialist Art, STEM, and LOTE (Auslan) classes, and grounds include a music garden, outdoor stage, and wood-fired oven. It has been recognised for sustainability initiatives and its Reconciliation Action Plan and First Nations history teaching.
Often praised
- small class sizes
- sustainability award recognition
- First Nations history 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 Chewton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlemaine Primary School | Castlemaine | Public primary | 3.9 km | 1,054 | 151 |
| St Mary's School | Castlemaine | Catholic primary | 4.1 km | 1,033 | 64 |
| Castlemaine North Primary School | Castlemaine | Public primary | 4.6 km | 1,117 | 258 |
| Winters Flat Primary School | Castlemaine | Public primary | 4.9 km | 1,078 | 124 |
| Campbells Creek Primary School | Campbells Creek | Public primary | 5.1 km | 1,011 | 167 |
| Elphinstone Primary School | Elphinstone | Public primary | 6.8 km | 1,036 | 26 |
| Harcourt Valley Primary School | Harcourt | Public primary | 8.8 km | 1,015 | 77 |
| Castlemaine Steiner School & Kindergarten | Muckleford | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.3 km | 1,105 | 135 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellbrae Primary School | Bellbrae | Public primary · P-6 | 493 | 1,119 |
| Mount Eliza North Primary School | Mount Eliza | Public primary · P-6 | 501 | 1,119 |
| Mount Waverley Heights Primary School | Mount Waverley | Public primary · P-6 | 466 | 1,119 |
| Park Orchards Primary School | Park Orchards | Public primary · P-6 | 313 | 1,119 |
| Barwon Heads Primary School | Barwon Heads | Public primary · P-6 | 362 | 1,120 |
| Donvale Primary School | Donvale | Public primary · P-6 | 279 | 1,120 |
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.