Macarthur Primary School
23 Russell Street, Macarthur VIC 3286
Macarthur Primary School is a government primary school in Macarthur, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 24 students. Its ICSEA is 988, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ 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
Drawn from public online sources: Macarthur Primary School is a small rural government school in Victoria's Western District with around 24 students in 2025. Teaching focuses on literacy and numeracy, with specialist subjects including physical education, music, science, art, humanities, Auslan and wellbeing. The school takes a restorative approach to building positive relationships.
Often praised
- Literacy and numeracy focus
- Auslan and specialist subjects
- Restorative wellbeing approach
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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 Macarthur 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branxholme-Wallacedale Community School | Branxholme | Public primary | 26.3 km | 964 | 12 |
| Hawkesdale P12 College | Hawkesdale | Public k–12 / combined | 29.0 km | 947 | 146 |
| Good Shepherd College | Hamilton | Independent k–12 / combined | 29.1 km | 1,028 | 193 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anakie Primary School | Anakie | Public primary · P-6 | 66 | 988 |
| Darley Primary School | Darley | Public primary · P-6 | 511 | 988 |
| Koroit And District Primary School | Koroit | Public primary · P-6 | 169 | 988 |
| Lake Boga Primary School | Lake Boga | Public primary · P-6 | 64 | 988 |
| Shepparton East Primary School | Shepparton East | Public primary · P-6 | 150 | 988 |
| Banyan Fields Primary School | Carrum Downs | Public primary · P-6 | 502 | 987 |
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.