Harcourt Valley Primary School
3 Wilkinson Street, Harcourt VIC 3453
Harcourt Valley Primary School is a government primary school in Harcourt, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 77 students. Its ICSEA is 1,015, 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 information describes Harcourt Valley Primary School as a small rural Prep-6 government school formed in 1994 from the merger of Harcourt Primary and Harcourt North Primary. It offers specialist Physical Education, French (LOTE), Music, Visual Arts, and Discovery Curriculum classes alongside school camps, plus Outside School Hours Care and an associated pre-school. The school runs School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support and highlights its connection to Dja Dja Wurrung Traditional Custodians, alongside a family-oriented, small-town community atmosphere.
Often praised
- small-town family atmosphere
- French language program
- range of specialist classes
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlemaine North Primary School | Castlemaine | Public primary | 7.0 km | 1,117 | 258 |
| St Mary's School | Castlemaine | Catholic primary | 7.5 km | 1,033 | 64 |
| Castlemaine Primary School | Castlemaine | Public primary | 7.7 km | 1,054 | 151 |
| Winters Flat Primary School | Castlemaine | Public primary | 8.7 km | 1,078 | 124 |
| Chewton Primary School | Chewton | Public primary | 8.8 km | 1,119 | 63 |
| Campbells Creek Primary School | Campbells Creek | Public primary | 11.0 km | 1,011 | 167 |
| Castlemaine Steiner School & Kindergarten | Muckleford | Independent k–12 / combined | 12.5 km | 1,105 | 135 |
| Elphinstone Primary School | Elphinstone | Public primary | 13.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayswater North Primary School | Bayswater North | Public primary · P-6 | 199 | 1,015 |
| Don Valley Primary School | Don Valley | Public primary · P-6 | 46 | 1,015 |
| Frankston Primary School | Frankston | Public primary · P-6 | 228 | 1,015 |
| Glenrowan Primary School | Glenrowan | Public primary · P-6 | 106 | 1,015 |
| Mill Park Heights Primary School | Mill Park | Public primary · P-6 | 481 | 1,015 |
| Nungurner Primary School | Nungurner | Public primary · P-6 | 38 | 1,015 |
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.