Pentland Primary School
164 Halletts Way, Bacchus Marsh VIC 3340
Pentland Primary School is a government primary school in Bacchus Marsh, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 549 students. Its ICSEA is 1,009, 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: Pentland Primary School is a small government school serving Prep to Year 6 in the Bacchus Marsh area, with around 210 students according to directory listings. Before and after school care is provided on site by Camp Australia for children aged 5 to 12. A compulsory school uniform applies.
Often praised
- Small school size
- On-site before and after school care
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 Pentland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darley Primary School | Darley | Public primary | 1.2 km | 988 | 511 |
| St Bernard's School | Bacchus Marsh | Catholic primary | 2.1 km | 1,035 | 328 |
| Bacchus Marsh Primary School | Bacchus Marsh | Public primary | 2.6 km | 1,008 | 755 |
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar | Bacchus Marsh | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.9 km | 1,115 | 3,826 |
| Coimadai Primary School | Coimadai | Public primary | 6.7 km | 994 | 70 |
| Myrniong Primary School | Myrniong | Public primary | 7.9 km | 1,008 | 138 |
| Arnolds Creek Primary School | Harkness | Public primary | 10.6 km | 999 | 715 |
| St Catherine of Siena School | Melton West | Catholic primary | 11.4 km | 1,002 | 522 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredton Primary School | Alfredton | Public primary · P-6 | 513 | 1,009 |
| Cockatoo Primary School | Cockatoo | Public primary · P-6 | 320 | 1,009 |
| Creswick Primary School | Creswick | Public primary · P-6 | 142 | 1,009 |
| Forrest Primary School | Forrest | Public primary · P-6 | 26 | 1,009 |
| Grovedale Primary School | Grovedale | Public primary · P-6 | 288 | 1,009 |
| Kongwak Primary School | Kongwak | Public primary · P-6 | 28 | 1,009 |
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.