Newtown Primary School
157-161 Aberdeen Street, Newtown VIC 3220
Newtown Primary School is a government primary school in Newtown, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 169 students. Its ICSEA is 1,076, 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: Newtown Primary School is a government Prep to Year 6 school in Newtown, Geelong, Victoria, with about 193 students. Its community includes families from a range of language backgrounds. Published information notes that Year 3 and Year 5 NAPLAN results are in line with or above national averages, and the school has its own website and office contact.
Often praised
- Solid NAPLAN results
- Culturally varied community
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Newtown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Geelong College | Newtown | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,156 | 1,573 |
| Manifold Heights Primary School | Manifold Heights | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,082 | 473 |
| Ashby Primary School | Geelong West | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,059 | 285 |
| Chilwell Primary School | Newtown | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,139 | 427 |
| Fyans Park Primary School | Newtown | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,131 | 389 |
| Holy Spirit Parish School | Manifold Heights | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,068 | 326 |
| St Robert's School | Newtown | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,099 | 261 |
| St Patrick's School | Geelong West | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,107 | 418 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrrhee Primary School | Myrrhee | Public primary · P-6 | 25 | 1,076 |
| Bonbeach Primary School | Bonbeach | Public primary · P-6 | 374 | 1,077 |
| Carrum Primary School | Carrum | Public primary · P-6 | 363 | 1,075 |
| Chelsea Primary School | Chelsea | Public primary · P-6 | 406 | 1,075 |
| Glen Waverley South Primary School | Glen Waverley | Public primary · P-6 | 297 | 1,077 |
| Kingston Heath Primary School | Cheltenham | Public primary · P-6 | 152 | 1,075 |
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.