Macclesfield Primary School
405 Macclesfield Road, Macclesfield VIC 3782
Macclesfield Primary School is a government primary school in Macclesfield, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 124 students. Its ICSEA is 1,017, 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
Drawn from public online sources: Macclesfield Primary School is a small government school in Macclesfield, Victoria, teaching Prep to Year 6 to about 133 students, with roughly 9 students per teacher. The 1929 school building, with 1950s and 1960s additions, is recognised on the Victorian Heritage Database as a local example of a small rural school in a former gold-mining area.
Often praised
- Heritage-recognised school
- Small class sizes
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Primary School | Emerald | Public primary | 5.6 km | 1,061 | 451 |
| Cockatoo Primary School | Cockatoo | Public primary | 5.8 km | 1,009 | 320 |
| Monbulk Primary School | Monbulk | Public primary | 5.9 km | 1,032 | 212 |
| St Paul's School | Monbulk | Catholic primary | 6.1 km | 1,046 | 115 |
| The Patch Primary School | The Patch | Public primary | 7.2 km | 1,086 | 298 |
| Menzies Creek Primary School | Menzies Creek | Public primary | 7.7 km | 1,057 | 39 |
| Silvan Primary School | Silvan | Public primary | 8.6 km | 1,016 | 17 |
| Gembrook Primary School | Gembrook | Public primary | 9.2 km | 1,030 | 254 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Rise Primary School | Mulgrave | Public primary · P-6 | 188 | 1,017 |
| Buchan Primary School | Buchan | Public primary · P-6 | 25 | 1,017 |
| Halls Gap Primary School | Halls Gap | Public primary · P-6 | 35 | 1,017 |
| Harrisfield Primary School | Noble Park | Public primary · P-6 | 235 | 1,017 |
| Killara Primary School | Sunbury | Public primary · P-6 | 304 | 1,017 |
| Wangaratta West Primary School | Wangaratta | Public primary · P-6 | 468 | 1,017 |
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.