Burwood East Special Developmental School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Burwood East, Victoria 3151 · Whitehorse LGA
About Burwood East Special Developmental School
Burwood East Special Developmental School is a public special school located in Burwood East, Victoria (3151), within the Whitehorse local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 79 students (18 girls and 61 boys).
Burwood East Special Developmental School has an ICSEA value of 1073, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 76th percentile of Australian schools. 29% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 15% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 23 teachers (18.9 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 9% over the past five years.
Burwood East 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 Burwood East Special Developmental School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Burwood East Special Developmental School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Burwood East Primary School
Burwood East · Government primary · Prep-6
520 students · ICSEA 1147 · 931 m away
Blackburn English Language School
Burwood East · Government special · Prep-10
344 students · ICSEA 1022 · 1.2 km away
Mount Waverley North Primary School
Mount Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
541 students · ICSEA 1142 · 1.2 km away
St Scholastica's School
Bennettswood · Catholic primary · Prep-6
108 students · ICSEA 1067 · 1.5 km away
Mount Waverley Secondary College
Mount Waverley · Government high school · 7-12
1,862 students · ICSEA 1127 · 1.6 km away
St Christopher's School
Glen Waverley · Catholic primary · Prep-6
148 students · ICSEA 1141 · 1.7 km away
Glendal Primary School
Glen Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
886 students · ICSEA 1157 · 1.8 km away
Orchard Grove Primary School
Blackburn South · Government primary · Prep-6
592 students · ICSEA 1130 · 1.9 km away
Aurora School
Blackburn South · Government special · U
270 students · ICSEA 1038 · 2.0 km away
Avila College
Mount Waverley · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,011 students · ICSEA 1113 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Bulleen Heights School
Bulleen · Government special · U
273 students · ICSEA 1071
Monash Special Developmental School
Wheelers Hill · Government special · U
202 students · ICSEA 1067
Port Phillip Specialist School
Port Melbourne · Government special · U
99 students · ICSEA 1082
Ashwood School
Ashwood · Government special · U
127 students · ICSEA 1058
Hampton East School
Hampton East · Government special · U
111 students · ICSEA 1058
Bayside Special Developmental School
Moorabbin · Government special · U
48 students · ICSEA 1090
Frequently asked questions
Is Burwood East Special Developmental School a public or private school?
Burwood East Special Developmental School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Burwood East Special Developmental School offer?
Burwood East Special Developmental School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Burwood East Special Developmental School?
In 2025, Burwood East Special Developmental School had 79 enrolled students (18 girls, 61 boys), a change of -9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Burwood East Special Developmental School?
Burwood East Special Developmental School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1073. 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 Burwood East Special Developmental School?
Burwood East Special Developmental School has about 3.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Burwood East Special Developmental School co-ed?
Yes. Burwood East Special Developmental School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Burwood East Special Developmental School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Burwood East 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.
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