Newington Primary School
49 Inkerman Street, Ballarat, 3350
Primary government school · South-Western Victoria · regional · 278 students (137 female, 141 male) · 5.0% with English as an additional language
Measures from the 2025 Annual Report to the School Community · school number 2103 · 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 8 comparable measures below.
Performance Summary
NAPLAN
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 3 reading, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 69.4% over 3 years) | 69.8% | 66.7% | 69.5% | +3.1 |
| Year 3 numeracy, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 67.2% over 3 years) | 67.4% | 63.0% | 66.2% | +4.4 |
| Year 5 reading, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 73.1% over 3 years) | 67.6% | 70.4% | 73.9% | -2.8 |
| Year 5 numeracy, Strong or Exceeding (2025; 66.1% over 3 years) | 58.3% | 65.3% | 69.1% | -7.0 |
| Reading growth, Year 3 to 5 (2025) | 68.6% | 71.6% | 74.7% | -3.0 |
| Numeracy growth, Year 3 to 5 (2025) | 70.6% | 69.2% | 74.0% | +1.4 |
Wellbeing and engagement
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sense of connectedness, Years 4-6 (2025; 72.1% over 4 years) | 68.6% | 78.6% | 77.1% | -10.0 |
| Managing bullying, Years 4-6 (2025; 74.0% over 4 years) | 68.4% | 79.2% | 76.4% | -10.8 |
| Average absence days, Prep-6 (2025; 15.5 over 4 years) | 12.2 | 21.7 | 21.5 | -9.5 |
Surveys
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent satisfaction (2025) | 79.7% | 80.7% | 82.0% | -1.0 |
| Staff view of school climate (2025) | 73.9% | 76.3% | 77.4% | -2.4 |
Enrolments at each February census
Enrolments have grown 88.8% over 5 years; Year 7 intake up 114.3% over 5 years.
- 2017203
- 2018331
- 2019439
- 2020608
- 2021711
- 2022835
- 2023933
- 20241,092
- 20251,148
A special focus
In 2025, we designed a new mission statement and introduced new values in line with our move away from being an International Baccalaureate school.
From this school’s own Annual Report. Other schools with a particular focus are listed here.
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