Castlemaine North Primary School
270 Barker Street, Castlemaine, 3450
Primary government school · North-Western Victoria · regional · 280 students (134 female, 146 male)
Measures from the 2025 Annual Report to the School Community · school number 2051 · source document · JSON
The Gap column is this school minus its Similar Schools group: the Department of Education's own comparison with government schools of similar intake. Positive is better, except for absence days. The headline figure averages the 9 comparable measures below.
Performance Summary
NAPLAN
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 3 reading, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 76.8% over 3 years) | 86.1% | 81.1% | 69.5% | +5.0 |
| Year 3 numeracy, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 78.2% over 3 years) | 91.7% | 78.7% | 66.2% | +13.0 |
| Year 5 reading, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 90.7% over 3 years) | 88.1% | 86.8% | 73.9% | +1.3 |
| Year 5 numeracy, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 81.6% over 3 years) | 81.6% | 80.1% | 69.1% | +1.5 |
| Reading growth, Year 3 to 5 (2025) | 79.5% | 76.4% | 74.7% | +3.1 |
| Numeracy growth, Year 3 to 5 (2025) | 88.2% | 74.4% | 74.0% | +13.8 |
Teacher judgement
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English at or above standard, Prep-6 (2025) | 90.6% | 91.8% | 86.3% | -1.2 |
Wellbeing and engagement
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sense of connectedness, Years 4-6 (2025; 76.1% over 4 years) | 76.9% | 75.5% | 77.1% | +1.4 |
| Managing bullying, Years 4-6 (2025; 78.9% over 4 years) | 80.3% | 75.9% | 76.4% | +4.4 |
| Average absence days, Prep-6 (2025; 19.4 over 4 years) | 17.8 | 20.2 | 21.5 | -2.4 |
Surveys
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent satisfaction (2025) | 88.6% | 78.0% | 82.0% | +10.6 |
| Staff view of school climate (2025) | 88.2% | 80.6% | 77.4% | +7.6 |
Enrolments at each February census
Enrolments have grown 2.0% over 5 years.
- 2017243
- 2018270
- 2019262
- 2020275
- 2021294
- 2022285
- 2023284
- 2024286
- 2025280
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