Newington Primary School
49 Inkerman Street, Ballarat VIC 3350
Newington Primary School is a government primary school in Ballarat, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 281 students. Its ICSEA is 1,007, 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: a government primary school on Inkerman Street, Ballarat, serving about 278 students from Prep to Year 6. The school has a history dating to 1860, formerly as Urquhart Park and Urquhart Street primary schools, and moved to its current site in 1982. It offers before and after school care and accepts international students.
Often praised
- Long local history
- 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 Clarendon College | Ballarat | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 1,172 | 1,896 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) | Lake Wendouree | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,095 | 342 |
| St Patrick's School | Ballarat | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,096 | 249 |
| St Aloysius' School | Redan | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,022 | 254 |
| Lumen Christi School | Delacombe | Catholic primary | 2.0 km | 1,029 | 324 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street) | Ballarat | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,069 | 220 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College | Sebastopol | Public k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 947 | 1,495 |
| Delacombe Primary School | Delacombe | Public primary | 2.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinglake Primary School | Kinglake | Public primary · P-6 | 57 | 1,007 |
| Lardner and District Primary School | Lardner | Public primary · P-6 | 73 | 1,007 |
| Oxley Primary School | Oxley | Public primary · P-6 | 75 | 1,007 |
| Pakenham Lakeside Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary · P-6 | 673 | 1,007 |
| Rutherglen Primary School | Rutherglen | Public primary · P-6 | 172 | 1,007 |
| Tawonga Primary School | Tawonga | Public primary · P-6 | 56 | 1,007 |
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.