Heathcote Primary School
31 Herriot Street, Heathcote VIC 3523
Heathcote Primary School is a government primary school in Heathcote, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 133 students. Its ICSEA is 961, 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 public information from the school's own website and Victorian government school listings, Heathcote Primary School is a small government primary school (P-6) in regional Victoria, around 100km north of Melbourne. It offers literacy, numeracy and STEM programs alongside Auslan, the arts, and health and physical education. The school runs a Kitchen Garden program, wellbeing initiatives including a Breakfast Club, and student leadership, camps, excursions, and interschool sports, reflecting a community-oriented, family-partnership approach.
Often praised
- Kitchen Garden program
- Auslan language program
- Strong wellbeing and support focus
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 Heathcote 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Rosary School | Heathcote | Catholic primary | 0.9 km | 1,004 | 82 |
| Redesdale Mia Mia Primary School | Redesdale | Public primary | 18.9 km | 981 | 5 |
| Axedale Primary School | Axedale | Public primary | 23.8 km | 1,018 | 113 |
| Pyalong Primary School | Pyalong | Public primary | 25.3 km | 989 | 80 |
| Eppalock Primary School | Axe Creek | Public primary | 29.8 km | 1,043 | 50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton Primary School | Melton | Public primary · P-6 | 490 | 961 |
| Thorpdale Primary School | Thorpdale | Public primary · P-6 | 43 | 961 |
| Craigieburn South Primary School | Craigieburn | Public primary · P-6 | 509 | 960 |
| Inglewood Primary School | Inglewood | Public primary · P-6 | 59 | 960 |
| Katunga Primary School | Katunga | Public primary · P-6 | 103 | 962 |
| Lang Lang Primary School | Lang Lang | Public primary · P-6 | 183 | 960 |
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.