Magpie Primary School
61 Docwra Street, Magpie VIC 3352
Magpie Primary School is a government primary school in Magpie, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 108 students. Its ICSEA is 923, 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: Magpie Primary School is a government Prep-6 school at Docwra Street, Magpie, in Ballarat's south-west region of Victoria. It has about 103 students and small classes. The school publishes regular newsletters and enrolment information, welcomes tours for interested families, and serves the Magpie catchment while accepting out-of-zone applications where space allows. Its community includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Often praised
- Small classes
- Welcomes family tours
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Magpie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St James' School | Sebastopol | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,034 | 166 |
| Sebastopol Primary School | Sebastopol | Public primary | 2.1 km | 901 | 97 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School | Mount Clear | Catholic primary | 2.5 km | 1,088 | 362 |
| Mount Clear Primary School | Mount Clear | Public primary | 2.5 km | 991 | 213 |
| Ballarat Christian College | Sebastopol | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,058 | 406 |
| Ballarat Steiner School | Mt Helen | Independent primary | 3.2 km | 1,076 | 64 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College | Sebastopol | Public k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 947 | 1,495 |
| Delacombe Primary School | Delacombe | Public primary | 4.1 km | 970 | 650 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Park Primary School | Hampton Park | Public primary · P-6 | 379 | 923 |
| Millwarra Primary School | Millgrove | Public primary · P-6 | 49 | 923 |
| Pembroke Primary School | Mooroolbark | Public primary · P-6 | 81 | 923 |
| Clifton Creek Primary School | Clifton Creek | Public primary · P-6 | 37 | 922 |
| Echuca East Primary School | Echuca | Public primary · P-6 | 290 | 924 |
| Meadows Primary School | Broadmeadows | Public primary · P-6 | 220 | 922 |
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.