Collingwood English Language School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Collingwood, Victoria 3066 · Yarra LGA
About Collingwood English Language School
Collingwood English Language School is a public special school located in Collingwood, Victoria (3066), within the Yarra local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 357 students (165 girls and 192 boys).
Collingwood English Language School has an ICSEA value of 906, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 12th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 64% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 73 teachers (63.0 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 10% over the past five years.
Collingwood 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 Collingwood English Language School's 357 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Collingwood English Language School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Collingwood English Language School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Collingwood College
Collingwood · Government combined · Prep-12
691 students · ICSEA 1022 · 736 m away
St Joseph's School
Collingwood · Catholic primary · Prep-6
62 students · ICSEA 928 · 833 m away
Victorian School Of Languages
Collingwood · Government combined
· 837 m away
Sacred Heart School
Fitzroy · Catholic primary · Prep-6
152 students · ICSEA 936 · 848 m away
Fitzroy Primary School
Fitzroy · Government primary · Prep-6
198 students · ICSEA 1028 · 961 m away
Academy of Mary Immaculate
Fitzroy · Catholic high school · 7-12
612 students · ICSEA 1079 · 1.0 km away
Richmond West Primary School
Richmond · Government primary · Prep-6
281 students · ICSEA 1075 · 1.2 km away
Abbotsford Primary School
Abbotsford · Government primary · Prep-6
168 students · ICSEA 1143 · 1.2 km away
Hester Hornbrook Academy
Melbourne · Independent special · 10-12
701 students · ICSEA 943 · 1.4 km away
Ozford College
Melbourne · Independent high school · 10-12
101 students · ICSEA 1008 · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Swan Hill Specialist School
Swan Hill · Government special · U
85 students · ICSEA 908
Western English Language School
Braybrook · Government special · Prep-10
502 students · ICSEA 903
Horsham Special School
Horsham · Government special · U
106 students · ICSEA 903
Baringa School
Moe · Government special · U
166 students · ICSEA 901
Hampden P-12 School
Cobden · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 898
Portland Bay School
Portland · Government special · U
74 students · ICSEA 898
Frequently asked questions
Is Collingwood English Language School a public or private school?
Collingwood English Language School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Collingwood English Language School offer?
Collingwood English Language School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Collingwood English Language School?
In 2025, Collingwood English Language School had 357 enrolled students (165 girls, 192 boys), a change of 10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Collingwood English Language School?
Collingwood English Language School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 906. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Collingwood English Language School?
Collingwood English Language School has about 5.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Collingwood English Language School?
In 2025, Collingwood English Language School had 33 students in Year 7 and 17 in Year 12.
Is Collingwood English Language School co-ed?
Yes. Collingwood English Language School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Collingwood English Language School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Collingwood 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 Collingwood English Language School?
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