Kennington Primary School
60 Crook Street, Kennington VIC 3550
Kennington Primary School is a government primary school in Kennington, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 539 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 979, 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Kennington Primary School is a government primary school in Kennington/Strathdale, Bendigo, catering for Prep to Year 6 on a large 12-hectare campus. It offers specialist programs in Visual and Performing Arts, Physical Education, and LOTE (Auslan), alongside choirs, instrumental music, camps, and school productions. The school is notable as host campus for the Bendigo Deaf Facility, a regional program supporting deaf and hard-of-hearing students, reflecting a strong emphasis on inclusive education and community partnership.
Often praised
- Host of Bendigo Deaf Facility
- Auslan language program
- Arts, music and PE specialist programs
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Therese's School | Kennington | Catholic primary | 0.8 km | 1,076 | 460 |
| Victory Christian College | Strathdale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,077 | 900 |
| Quarry Hill Primary School | Quarry Hill | Public primary | 2.5 km | 1,037 | 320 |
| St Joseph's School | Quarry Hill | Catholic primary | 2.6 km | 1,064 | 234 |
| St Kilian's School | Bendigo | Catholic primary | 2.6 km | 1,059 | 268 |
| Camp Hill Primary School | Bendigo | Public primary | 3.0 km | 1,040 | 232 |
| Girton Grammar School | Bendigo | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,148 | 1,195 |
| Creek Street Christian College | Bendigo | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,063 | 457 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardeer South Primary School | Sunshine West | Public primary · P-6 | 121 | 979 |
| Boisdale Consolidated School | Boisdale | Public primary · P-6 | 178 | 979 |
| Bolwarra Primary School | Bolwarra | Public primary · P-6 | 31 | 979 |
| Craigieburn Primary School | Craigieburn | Public primary · P-6 | 369 | 979 |
| Maffra Primary School | Maffra | Public primary · P-6 | 244 | 979 |
| Nilma Primary School | Nilma | Public primary · P-6 | 75 | 979 |
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.