Bayside Special Developmental School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Moorabbin, Victoria 3189 · Kingston (Vic.) LGA
About Bayside Special Developmental School
Bayside Special Developmental School is a public special school located in Moorabbin, Victoria (3189), within the Kingston (Vic.) local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 48 students (15 girls and 33 boys).
Bayside Special Developmental School has an ICSEA value of 1090, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 82nd percentile of Australian schools. 43% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 22 teachers (17.0 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 2.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 27% over the past five years.
Bayside Special Developmental 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 Bayside Special Developmental School have changed over the past decade.
Free academic assessment
Is your child on track at Bayside Special Developmental School?
Rankings tell you about a school community. A free Success Tutoring assessment tells you about your child: exactly where they are in English and Maths, where the gaps are, and a plan to close them. Small-group, Australian-curriculum tutoring with no lock-in contracts.
- Personalised learning plan mapped to the Australian Curriculum
- English & Maths from Kindergarten to Year 12
- Flexible memberships, no lock-in contracts
- Your nearest centre: Success Tutoring Carnegie
Schools near Bayside Special Developmental School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Southmoor Primary School
Moorabbin · Government primary · Prep-6
368 students · ICSEA 1121 · 185 m away
St Catherine's School
Moorabbin · Catholic primary · Prep-6
85 students · ICSEA 1083 · 701 m away
Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School
Bentleigh · Government primary · Prep-6
393 students · ICSEA 1120 · 1.4 km away
East Bentleigh Primary School
Bentleigh East · Government primary · Prep-6
324 students · ICSEA 1100 · 1.5 km away
Cheltenham Secondary College
Cheltenham · Government high school · 7-12
759 students · ICSEA 1054 · 1.5 km away
Moorabbin Primary School
Moorabbin · Government primary · Prep-6
545 students · ICSEA 1108 · 1.6 km away
Bentleigh Secondary College
Bentleigh East · Government high school · 7-12
936 students · ICSEA 1082 · 1.8 km away
Southern Autistic School
East Bentleigh · Government special · U
294 students · ICSEA 1049 · 1.9 km away
Le Page Primary School
Cheltenham · Government primary · Prep-6
215 students · ICSEA 1080 · 2.0 km away
Avenues Education
Moorabbin · Government special
· 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Belmore School
Balwyn · Government special · U
41 students · ICSEA 1096
Port Phillip Specialist School
Port Melbourne · Government special · U
99 students · ICSEA 1082
Burwood East Special Developmental School
Burwood East · Government special · U
79 students · ICSEA 1073
Bulleen Heights School
Bulleen · Government special · U
273 students · ICSEA 1071
Monash Special Developmental School
Wheelers Hill · Government special · U
202 students · ICSEA 1067
Ashwood School
Ashwood · Government special · U
127 students · ICSEA 1058
Frequently asked questions
Is Bayside Special Developmental School a public or private school?
Bayside Special Developmental School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Bayside Special Developmental School offer?
Bayside Special Developmental School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Bayside Special Developmental School?
In 2025, Bayside Special Developmental School had 48 enrolled students (15 girls, 33 boys), a change of -27% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bayside Special Developmental School?
Bayside Special Developmental School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1090. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bayside Special Developmental School?
Bayside Special Developmental School has about 2.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Bayside Special Developmental School co-ed?
Yes. Bayside Special Developmental School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bayside Special Developmental School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Bayside Special Developmental 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Bayside Special Developmental School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Carnegie, about 5.8 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.