Wendouree Primary School
1224 Howitt Street, Wendouree VIC 3355
Wendouree Primary School is a government primary school in Wendouree, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 116 students. Its ICSEA is 917, 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: Wendouree Primary School is a government Prep-6 school on Howitt Street in Wendouree, Ballarat, Victoria. Opened in 1877, it has a long local history. It has around 116 students and a dozen teaching staff, with a culturally diverse student body including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and families with language backgrounds other than English.
Often praised
- Long local history
- Culturally diverse community
- Small class sizes
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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 Grammar | Wendouree | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.2 km | 1,120 | 1,989 |
| Yuille Park Community College | Wendouree | Public k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 840 | 212 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School | Wendouree | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,017 | 101 |
| Forest Street Primary School | Wendouree | Public primary | 1.9 km | 919 | 225 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) | Lake Wendouree | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,095 | 342 |
| Ballarat Clarendon College | Ballarat | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,172 | 1,896 |
| Alfredton Primary School | Alfredton | Public primary | 2.9 km | 1,009 | 513 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School | Soldiers Hill | Public primary | 2.9 km | 951 | 89 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowwarr Primary School | Cowwarr | Public primary · P-6 | 24 | 917 |
| Lakes Entrance Primary School | Lakes Entrance | Public primary · P-6 | 191 | 917 |
| Aldercourt Primary School | Frankston North | Public primary · P-6 | 220 | 918 |
| Bona Vista Primary School | Bona Vista | Public primary · P-6 | 25 | 916 |
| Merrijig Primary School | Merrijig | Public primary · P-6 | 12 | 918 |
| Moe (Albert Street) Primary School | Moe | Public primary · P-6 | 101 | 918 |
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.