Rochester Primary School
2 George Street, Rochester VIC 3561
Rochester Primary School is a government primary school in Rochester, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 183 students. Its ICSEA is 978, 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: Rochester Primary School is a government school serving around 180 students from Prep to Year 6 in a rural community north of Melbourne, on a shared site with Rochester Secondary College. Its core values are respect, resilience and responsibility. Specialist programs include science and technology, Indonesian, physical education and the arts, and sources note strong student growth.
Often praised
- Respect, resilience, responsibility
- Indonesian language
- Strong student growth
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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 Rochester 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's School | Rochester | Catholic primary | 1.2 km | 991 | 95 |
| Nanneella Estate Primary School | Nanneella | Public primary | 8.5 km | 978 | 7 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary | Elmore | Catholic primary | 17.0 km | 1,010 | 26 |
| Lockington Consolidated School | Lockington | Public primary | 17.5 km | 980 | 148 |
| Elmore Primary School | Elmore | Public primary | 17.7 km | 959 | 32 |
| Echuca Twin Rivers Primary School | Echuca | Public primary | 24.2 km | 902 | 160 |
| St Mary's School | Echuca | Catholic primary | 24.6 km | 1,041 | 568 |
| Girgarre Primary School | Girgarre | Public primary | 25.1 km | 863 | 25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bittern Primary School | Bittern | Public primary · P-6 | 64 | 978 |
| Clunes Primary School | Clunes | Public primary · P-6 | 95 | 978 |
| Cobden Primary School | Cobden | Public primary · P-6 | 112 | 978 |
| Little River Primary School | Little River | Public primary · P-6 | 106 | 978 |
| Nanneella Estate Primary School | Nanneella | Public primary · P-6 | 7 | 978 |
| Pakenham Hills Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary · P-6 | 464 | 978 |
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.