Mount Clear Primary School
1206 Geelong Road, Mount Clear VIC 3350
Mount Clear Primary School is a government primary school in Mount Clear, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 213 students. Its ICSEA is 991, 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: Mount Clear Primary School is a government school on Geelong Road, Mount Clear, near Ballarat, offering Prep to Year 6 to about 221 students. It opened in March 1958. The school has a low student-to-teacher ratio of around ten to one and maintains its own website and email contact for families.
Often praised
- Low student-teacher ratio
- Established local school
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School | Mount Clear | Catholic primary | 0.9 km | 1,088 | 362 |
| Sebastopol Primary School | Sebastopol | Public primary | 2.3 km | 901 | 97 |
| St James' School | Sebastopol | Catholic primary | 2.5 km | 1,034 | 166 |
| Magpie Primary School | Magpie | Public primary | 2.5 km | 923 | 108 |
| Ballarat Christian College | Sebastopol | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,058 | 406 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | Ballarat | Public primary | 3.1 km | 972 | 113 |
| Canadian Lead Primary School | Ballarat East | Public primary | 3.6 km | 952 | 223 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College | Sebastopol | Public k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | 947 | 1,495 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnawartha Primary School | Barnawartha | Public primary · P-6 | 57 | 991 |
| Orrvale Primary School | Orrvale | Public primary · P-6 | 378 | 991 |
| Aitken Creek Primary School | Craigieburn | Public primary · P-6 | 870 | 992 |
| Cavendish Primary School | Cavendish | Public primary · P-5 | 26 | 992 |
| Cohuna Consolidated School | Cohuna | Public primary · P-6 | 163 | 992 |
| Glengarry Primary School | Glengarry | Public primary · P-6 | 152 | 990 |
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.