Newham Primary School
1271 Rochford Road, Newham VIC 3442
Newham Primary School is a government primary school in Newham, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 54 students. Its ICSEA is 1,079, 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: Newham Primary School is a small government Prep to Year 6 school near Hanging Rock, about ten minutes from Woodend in Victoria, with around 50 students. Established in 1877, it moved into a new building in 2010. It is the Macedon Ranges' only 5-star Sustainability and ResourceSmart school, with spacious grounds and play areas maintained by the community.
Often praised
- 5-star sustainability school
- Spacious community-built grounds
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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 Newham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hesket Primary School | Hesket | Public primary | 4.5 km | 1,087 | 76 |
| Braemar College | Woodend | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.0 km | 1,121 | 1,094 |
| Woodend Primary School | Woodend | Public primary | 7.1 km | 1,091 | 381 |
| St Ambrose's School | Woodend | Catholic primary | 7.6 km | 1,109 | 225 |
| Mount Macedon Primary School | Mount Macedon | Public primary | 10.3 km | 1,147 | 123 |
| Macedon Primary School | Macedon | Public primary | 12.2 km | 1,109 | 218 |
| Lancefield Primary School | Lancefield | Public primary | 12.3 km | 1,040 | 181 |
| St Mary's School | Lancefield | Catholic primary | 12.6 km | 1,048 | 212 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswood Primary School | Dingley Village | Public primary · P-6 | 525 | 1,079 |
| Mulgrave Primary School | Mulgrave | Public primary · P-6 | 409 | 1,079 |
| Neerim District Rural Primary School | Nayook | Public primary · P-6 | 19 | 1,079 |
| Footscray North Primary School | Footscray | Public primary · P-6 | 618 | 1,080 |
| Le Page Primary School | Cheltenham | Public primary · P-6 | 208 | 1,080 |
| Mount Dandenong Primary School | Mount Dandenong | Public primary · P-6 | 137 | 1,078 |
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.