Specimen Hill Primary School
25 Inglewood Street, Golden Square VIC 3555
Specimen Hill Primary School is a government primary school in Golden Square, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 211 students. Its ICSEA is 934, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
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: Specimen Hill Primary School is a government school on Inglewood Street, Golden Square, in the Bendigo area, offering Prep to Year 6 to about 234 students. One of the older schools in the region, it opened in 1874. It has a low student-to-teacher ratio of around ten to one and publishes regular school newsletters for families.
Often praised
- Low student-teacher ratio
- Long local history
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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 Specimen Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Square Primary School | Golden Square | Public primary | 1.3 km | 967 | 261 |
| Bendigo Primary School | Bendigo | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,005 | 186 |
| Creek Street Christian College | Bendigo | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,063 | 457 |
| Girton Grammar School | Bendigo | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,148 | 1,195 |
| Camp Hill Primary School | Bendigo | Public primary | 2.7 km | 1,040 | 232 |
| OneSchool Global Vic | Melton West | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 984 | 556 |
| St Joseph's School | Quarry Hill | Catholic primary | 2.8 km | 1,064 | 234 |
| St Peter's School | Bendigo North | Catholic primary | 2.9 km | 979 | 132 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numurkah Primary School | Numurkah | Public primary · P-6 | 153 | 934 |
| Paynesville Primary School | Paynesville | Public primary · P-6 | 87 | 934 |
| Cobram Primary School | Cobram | Public primary · P-6 | 258 | 933 |
| Dandenong Primary School | Dandenong | Public primary · P-6 | 466 | 935 |
| Flowerdale Primary School | Flowerdale | Public primary · P-6 | 30 | 933 |
| Marysville Primary School | Marysville | Public primary · P-6 | 33 | 933 |
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.