Blackburn English Language School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Burwood East, Victoria 3151 · Whitehorse LGA
About Blackburn English Language School
Blackburn English Language School is a public special school located in Burwood East, Victoria (3151), within the Whitehorse local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 344 students (166 girls and 178 boys).
Blackburn English Language School has an ICSEA value of 1022, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 57th percentile of Australian schools. 25% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 29% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 65 teachers (56.9 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 37% over the past five years.
Blackburn English Language 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.
Enrolments by year level
How Blackburn English Language School's 344 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Blackburn English Language School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Blackburn English Language School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Orchard Grove Primary School
Blackburn South · Government primary · Prep-6
592 students · ICSEA 1130 · 866 m away
Aurora School
Blackburn South · Government special · U
270 students · ICSEA 1038 · 885 m away
Burwood East Special Developmental School
Burwood East · Government special · U
79 students · ICSEA 1073 · 1.2 km away
Burwood Heights Primary School
Burwood East · Government primary · Prep-6
442 students · ICSEA 1107 · 1.3 km away
Burwood East Primary School
Burwood East · Government primary · Prep-6
520 students · ICSEA 1147 · 1.4 km away
Forest Hill College
Burwood East · Government high school · 7-12
356 students · ICSEA 1045 · 1.4 km away
St Luke the Evangelist School
Blackburn South · Catholic primary · Prep-6
137 students · ICSEA 1108 · 1.4 km away
St Scholastica's School
Bennettswood · Catholic primary · Prep-6
108 students · ICSEA 1067 · 2.0 km away
Emmaus College
Vermont South · Catholic combined · 7-12
1,479 students · ICSEA 1086 · 2.3 km away
Mount Waverley North Primary School
Mount Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
541 students · ICSEA 1142 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Ascot Vale Heights School
Ascot Vale · Government special · U
103 students · ICSEA 1021
Coburg Special Developmental School
Coburg · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 1028
Dharra School
Aintree · Government special · U
111 students · ICSEA 1029
Northern School For Autism
Reservoir · Government special · U
525 students · ICSEA 1030
Eastern Ranges School
Ferntree Gully · Government special · U
200 students · ICSEA 1031
Rosamond School
Braybrook · Government special · U
145 students · ICSEA 1012
Frequently asked questions
Is Blackburn English Language School a public or private school?
Blackburn English Language School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Blackburn English Language School offer?
Blackburn English Language School offers Prep to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Blackburn English Language School?
In 2025, Blackburn English Language School had 344 enrolled students (166 girls, 178 boys), a change of 37% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Blackburn English Language School?
Blackburn English Language School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1022. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Blackburn English Language School?
Blackburn English Language School has about 6.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Blackburn English Language School?
In 2025, Blackburn English Language School had 32 students in Year 7.
Is Blackburn English Language School co-ed?
Yes. Blackburn English Language School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Blackburn English Language School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Blackburn English Language 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 Blackburn English Language School?
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