Ballarat High School is a government secondary school in Lake Gardens, Victoria, with 1,461 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 54.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Ballarat High School is listed as Government and Secondary, with a reported year range of 7-12.
Enrolment size
The school reports 1,461 total enrolments, including 762 girls and 699 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,016, with percentile 54 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 52.2% girls and 47.8% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 12.7:1, based on 115.4 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Lake Gardens, Victoria, within Ballarat.
Profile signals
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Ballarat High School is listed as a government secondary school in Lake Gardens, Victoria. The profile reports 1,461 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,016, and a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1 where available. The reported year range is 7-12, and the campus sits within Ballarat local government area.
Enrolment
1,461
reported total enrolments
762 girls
699 boys
Ballarat High School reports 1,461 total enrolments, including 762 girls and 699 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 52.2% girls and 47.8% boys.
Socio-educational
54
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,016
Ballarat High School sits at the 54 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
29%
Lower-middle
33%
Upper-middle
25%
Top
13%
The socio-educational distribution lists 29% in the bottom quarter, 33% in the lower-middle quarter, 25% in the upper-middle quarter, and 13% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
134
FTE teaching
115.4
Non-teaching
69
Student-teacher
12.7:1
The profile reports 134 teaching staff and 69 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
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Community
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Nearby
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FAQ
Ballarat High School has 1,461 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 762 girls and 699 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Ballarat High School is listed as a Government school with school type Secondary. The reported year range is 7-12.
Ballarat High School is located in Lake Gardens, VIC 3350. The local government area is Ballarat.
The ICSEA value for Ballarat High School is 1,016 and the ICSEA percentile is 54. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Ballarat High School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 52.2% girls and 47.8% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
