Mount Pleasant Primary School
401 Cobden Street, Ballarat VIC 3350
Mount Pleasant Primary School is a government primary school in Ballarat, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 113 students. Its ICSEA is 972, 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 Pleasant Primary School is a government coeducational school in Ballarat, teaching Prep to Year 6 to around 155 students with a student-to-teacher ratio of about 1 to 13. The school has a compulsory uniform and offers before and after school care through an external provider, available until 6pm.
Often praised
- Before and after school care
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street) | Ballarat | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,069 | 220 |
| Canadian Lead Primary School | Ballarat East | Public primary | 1.7 km | 952 | 223 |
| St Aloysius' School | Redan | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 1,022 | 254 |
| St Patrick's School | Ballarat | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 1,096 | 249 |
| Ballarat Christian College | Sebastopol | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,058 | 406 |
| Sebastopol Primary School | Sebastopol | Public primary | 2.3 km | 901 | 97 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College | Sebastopol | Public k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 947 | 1,495 |
| St Alipius' Parish School | Ballarat East | Catholic primary | 2.3 km | 1,052 | 248 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberton Primary School | Alberton | Public primary · P-6 | 102 | 972 |
| Binap Primary School | Brookfield | Public primary · P-6 | 424 | 972 |
| Drouin Primary School | Drouin | Public primary · P-6 | 468 | 972 |
| Guthrie Street Primary School Shepparton | Shepparton | Public primary · P-6 | 474 | 972 |
| Koo Wee Rup Primary School | Koo Wee Rup | Public primary · P-6 | 315 | 972 |
| Mitta Mitta Primary School | Mitta Mitta | Public primary · 4-6 | 4 | 972 |
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.