St Joseph's School
Chiltern · 7.9 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Government primary school in Barnawartha
Barnawartha Primary School
Barnawartha Primary School is a government primary school for boys and girls, from Prep to Year 6, in Barnawartha, Victoria.
What Barnawartha Primary School is like
It has 60 students (26 girls and 34 boys) and the equivalent of 4.7 full-time teachers, about 13 students for each teacher.
As a government school it is run by the Department of Education Victoria. Tuition is free for Australian citizens and permanent residents, although schools usually ask for a voluntary contribution and charge for some materials and activities. Many government schools have a local enrolment area (catchment), and students who live inside it are guaranteed a place.
Its ICSEA value is 991, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
The nearest private school is St Joseph's School, 7.9 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Barnawartha in one step.
Barnawartha Primary School at a glance
- Students
- 60
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 43% / 57%
- 26 girls, 34 boys
- Teachers
- 4.7
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 12.8 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Prep to Year 6
- School zone
- Check an address with Find my School (Victorian Department of Education).
Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.
NAPLAN results and the school profile
Australian schools are not given inspection grades. Each school’s NAPLAN results, finances, attendance and student background are published by ACARA on My School: Barnawartha Primary School on My School.
Government schools are reviewed by the Department of Education Victoria. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.
How to get a place
Enrol directly with the school. Most government schools have a local enrolment area: if you live inside it your child has a place, and families from outside can apply if there is room. Enrolment for Prep usually opens in the year before your child starts. See our guide to how school enrolment works.
The Victorian Department of Education explains who can enrol where and what to bring: Enrolling in a Victorian government school.
Common questions about Barnawartha Primary School
- Is Barnawartha Primary School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Barnawartha Primary School is a government primary school in Victoria. Its governing body is Department of Education Victoria.
- What years does Barnawartha Primary School teach?
- Barnawartha Primary School teaches Prep to Year 6, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Barnawartha Primary School?
- Barnawartha Primary School had 60 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 12.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Barnawartha Primary School?
- Barnawartha Primary School has an ICSEA value of 991, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Private schools nearby
Private schools within 19 km. You can enquire with several at once.
Victory Lutheran College
West Wodonga · 15 km
Prep to Year 12 · boys and girls
Catholic College Wodonga
Wodonga · 17 km
Years 7 to 12 · boys and girls
St Monica's School
Wodonga · 18 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
St Augustine's School
Wodonga · 19 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Other primary schools near Barnawartha Primary School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.