Banmira Specialist School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Shepparton, Victoria 3632 · Greater Shepparton LGA
About Banmira Specialist School
Banmira Specialist School is a public special school located in Shepparton, Victoria (3632), within the Greater Shepparton local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 234 students (63 girls and 171 boys).
Banmira Specialist School has an ICSEA value of 894, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 10th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 65% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 50 teachers (45.2 full-time equivalent) and 77 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 6% over the past five years.
Banmira Specialist School is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Banmira Specialist School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Banmira Specialist School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bourchier Street Primary School Shepparton
Shepparton · Government primary · Prep-6
589 students · ICSEA 951 · 231 m away
Greater Shepparton Secondary College
Shepparton · Government high school · 7-12
1,967 students · ICSEA 887 · 594 m away
Notre Dame College
Shepparton · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,683 students · ICSEA 1030 · 1.1 km away
St Brendan's School
Shepparton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
347 students · ICSEA 1017 · 1.1 km away
Shepparton Christian College
Shepparton · Independent combined · Prep-12
326 students · ICSEA 1053 · 1.5 km away
Shepparton ACE Secondary College
Shepparton · Independent high school · 7-12
97 students · ICSEA 912 · 1.7 km away
Gowrie Street Primary School Shepparton
Shepparton · Government primary · Prep-6
196 students · ICSEA 811 · 1.7 km away
Grahamvale Primary School
Grahamvale · Government primary · Prep-6
352 students · ICSEA 1043 · 1.8 km away
St Georges Road Primary School Shepparton
Shepparton · Government primary · Prep-12
483 students · ICSEA 834 · 2.7 km away
St Mel's School
Shepparton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
156 students · ICSEA 999 · 2.8 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Kalianna School
Bendigo · Government special · U
221 students · ICSEA 895
Hampden P-12 School
Cobden · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 898
Portland Bay School
Portland · Government special · U
74 students · ICSEA 898
Baringa School
Moe · Government special · U
166 students · ICSEA 901
Western English Language School
Braybrook · Government special · Prep-10
502 students · ICSEA 903
Horsham Special School
Horsham · Government special · U
106 students · ICSEA 903
Frequently asked questions
Is Banmira Specialist School a public or private school?
Banmira Specialist School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Banmira Specialist School offer?
Banmira Specialist School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Banmira Specialist School?
In 2025, Banmira Specialist School had 234 enrolled students (63 girls, 171 boys), a change of 6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Banmira Specialist School?
Banmira Specialist School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 894. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Banmira Specialist School?
Banmira Specialist School has about 5.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Banmira Specialist School co-ed?
Yes. Banmira Specialist School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Banmira Specialist School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Banmira Specialist School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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