Government · Primary · Bendigo

Lightning Reef Primary School

165

Students

91 boys · 74 girls

Prep-6

Year range

858

ICSEA

avg = 1000

26%

Students from non-English speaking background

ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 858

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 5% of Australian schools.

Suburb Bendigo 3550

Local government area Greater Bendigo

Remoteness Inner Regional

Sector Government

School type Primary

Indigenous students 7%

Statistical area (SA2) Bendigo

Official website www.lightningreefps.vic.edu.au/

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DOXA School Bendigo Catholic 8-12 47 961

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Kalianna School Government U 221 895

Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC and NSW government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027 and NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026. ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →