Goornong Primary School
26 Grant Street, Goornong VIC 3557
Goornong Primary School is a government primary school in Goornong, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 45 students. Its ICSEA is 995, 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, Goornong Primary School is a small rural government primary school in Goornong, about 30km north of Bendigo, catering for Prep to Year 6. Tracing its history back to 1875, the school underwent a major facilities upgrade in 2012, adding modern, flexible learning spaces. It is described as a close-knit community school built around values of care, honesty, teamwork and respect, with a low student-to-teacher ratio typical of small rural schools.
Often praised
- small close-knit rural community
- modern flexible learning spaces (2012)
- low student-to-teacher ratio
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntly Primary School | Huntly | Public primary | 16.0 km | 975 | 334 |
| Elmore Primary School | Elmore | Public primary | 16.2 km | 959 | 32 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary | Elmore | Catholic primary | 16.9 km | 1,010 | 26 |
| Axedale Primary School | Axedale | Public primary | 18.8 km | 1,018 | 113 |
| Epsom Primary School | Epsom | Public primary | 19.7 km | 967 | 386 |
| Holy Rosary School | White Hills | Catholic primary | 21.0 km | 1,052 | 295 |
| White Hills Primary School | White Hills | Public primary | 21.7 km | 977 | 585 |
| Kennington Primary School | Kennington | Public primary | 24.3 km | 979 | 539 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Primary School | Loch | Public primary · P-6 | 145 | 995 |
| Maramba Primary School | Narre Warren | Public primary · P-6 | 229 | 995 |
| Nichols Point Primary School | Nichols Point | Public primary · P-6 | 373 | 995 |
| Pakenham Springs Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary · P-6 | 691 | 995 |
| Skye Primary School | Skye | Public primary · P-6 | 553 | 995 |
| Altona North Primary School | Altona North | Public primary · P-6 | 215 | 994 |
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.