Mount Macedon Primary School
641 Mount Macedon Road, Mount Macedon VIC 3441
Mount Macedon Primary School is a government primary school in Mount Macedon, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 123 students. Its ICSEA is 1,147, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: 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 Macedon Primary School is a government Prep to Year 6 school in Mount Macedon, Victoria, with about 131 students and roughly 9 students per teacher. Opened in 1858, it is one of Victoria's oldest public schools and has marked 150 years. It sits in a bushfire-prone setting with a capped enrolment and an emergency management plan to protect students.
Often praised
- Historic school since 1858
- Small class sizes
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macedon Primary School | Macedon | Public primary | 2.4 km | 1,109 | 218 |
| Braemar College | Woodend | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.6 km | 1,121 | 1,094 |
| Global Village Learning | New Gisborne | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.6 km | 1,042 | 197 |
| Holy Cross Primary School | New Gisborne | Catholic primary | 5.8 km | 1,063 | 210 |
| Alice Miller School | Macedon | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.4 km | 1,139 | 399 |
| New Gisborne Primary School | New Gisborne | Public primary | 6.5 km | 1,080 | 418 |
| St Ambrose's School | Woodend | Catholic primary | 7.0 km | 1,109 | 225 |
| Hesket Primary School | Hesket | Public primary | 7.1 km | 1,087 | 76 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burwood East Primary School | Burwood East | Public primary · P-6 | 471 | 1,147 |
| Chatham Primary School | Surrey Hills | Public primary · P-6 | 193 | 1,147 |
| Coburg West Primary School | Coburg | Public primary · P-6 | 325 | 1,147 |
| Doncaster Gardens Primary School | Doncaster East | Public primary · P-6 | 786 | 1,147 |
| Elsternwick Primary School | Brighton | Public primary · P-6 | 450 | 1,147 |
| Princes Hill Primary School | Princes Hill | Public primary · P-6 | 319 | 1,147 |
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.