Ballarat schools & education

Education news

• Ballarat High School raises thousands for cancer research through fundraising campaign

  Students and staff support research efforts with ambitious $10k target for medical breakthrough.

  26 June 2026

School holidays (Victoria)

• Term 2 holidays

  29 June – 13 July 2026

• Term 3 holidays

  21 September – 5 October 2026

• Term 4 holidays / Summer

  19 December 2026 – 27 January 2027

Source: Victorian Department of Education. Always confirm with your school.

Local schools

• Public

  Ballarat Primary School

  Ballarat Central

• Public

  Lake Wendouree Primary

  Lake Wendouree

• Public

  Sebastopol Secondary College

  Sebastopol

• Catholic

  St Patrick's College

  Ballarat East

• Catholic

  Loreto College Ballarat

  Sturt Street

• Catholic

  Damascus College

  Mount Clear

• Independent

  Ballarat Grammar

  Wendouree

• Independent

  Ballarat Clarendon College

  Ballarat Central

University & TAFE

• Federation University Australia — Mt Helen campus

  Public university; degrees across business, IT, education and sciences.

• Federation University — SMB campus

  City-centre campus including the historic School of Mines building.

• Federation TAFE Ballarat

  Vocational training in trades, health, hospitality and creative industries.