Hesket Primary School
800 Romsey Road, Hesket VIC 3442
Hesket Primary School is a government primary school in Hesket, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 76 students. Its ICSEA is 1,087, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
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 online sources, Hesket Primary School is a small government primary school in the rural Macedon Ranges locality of Hesket, Victoria, teaching Prep to Year 6. Public records note the school's long history dating back to 1870, with the current name adopted in 1970. As of 2025 it had around 76 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio, reflecting its small, close-knit rural community setting.
Often praised
- Long-standing local history since 1870
- Small class sizes / low student-teacher ratio
- Close-knit rural community school
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: low. 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 Hesket 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braemar College | Woodend | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 1,121 | 1,094 |
| Newham Primary School | Newham | Public primary | 4.5 km | 1,079 | 54 |
| Mount Macedon Primary School | Mount Macedon | Public primary | 7.1 km | 1,147 | 123 |
| Woodend Primary School | Woodend | Public primary | 7.7 km | 1,091 | 381 |
| St Ambrose's School | Woodend | Catholic primary | 8.0 km | 1,109 | 225 |
| Macedon Primary School | Macedon | Public primary | 9.3 km | 1,109 | 218 |
| Romsey Primary School | Romsey | Public primary | 11.1 km | 986 | 328 |
| Global Village Learning | New Gisborne | Independent k–12 / combined | 11.8 km | 1,042 | 197 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick Primary School | Berwick | Public primary · P-6 | 861 | 1,087 |
| Geelong South Primary School | South Geelong | Public primary · P-6 | 314 | 1,088 |
| Glen Katherine Primary School | Eltham North | Public primary · P-6 | 552 | 1,088 |
| Karoo Primary School | Rowville | Public primary · P-6 | 412 | 1,086 |
| Sherbourne Primary School | Briar Hill | Public primary · P-6 | 73 | 1,086 |
| The Patch Primary School | The Patch | Public primary · P-6 | 298 | 1,086 |
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.