Frank Dando Sports Academy
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ashwood, Victoria 3147 · Monash LGA
About Frank Dando Sports Academy
Frank Dando Sports Academy is an independent boys' special school located in Ashwood, Victoria (3147), within the Monash local government area. It caters for students from 6 to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 36 students. The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
Frank Dando Sports Academy has an ICSEA value of 1023, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 57th percentile of Australian schools. 11% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 28% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (4.8 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 33% over the past five years.
Frank Dando Sports Academy 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 Frank Dando Sports Academy's 36 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Frank Dando Sports Academy have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Frank Dando Sports Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Parkhill Primary School
Ashwood · Government primary · Prep-6
188 students · ICSEA 1098 · 477 m away
Ashwood High School
Ashwood · Government high school · 7-12
989 students · ICSEA 1093 · 567 m away
Essex Heights Primary School
Mount Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
617 students · ICSEA 1150 · 694 m away
Ashwood School
Ashwood · Government special · U
127 students · ICSEA 1058 · 808 m away
Salesian College Chadstone
Chadstone · Catholic high school · 7-12
982 students · ICSEA 1093 · 1.9 km away
Presbyterian Ladies' College
Burwood · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,530 students · ICSEA 1207 · 2.0 km away
Holy Family School
Mount Waverley · Catholic primary · Prep-6
259 students · ICSEA 1124 · 2.0 km away
Mount Waverley Secondary College
Mount Waverley · Government high school · 7-12
1,862 students · ICSEA 1127 · 2.0 km away
Mount Waverley Primary School
Mount Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
751 students · ICSEA 1165 · 2.1 km away
St Scholastica's School
Bennettswood · Catholic primary · Prep-6
108 students · ICSEA 1067 · 2.2 km away
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Cire Community School
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David Scott School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Frank Dando Sports Academy a public or private school?
Frank Dando Sports Academy is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
What year levels does Frank Dando Sports Academy offer?
Frank Dando Sports Academy offers 6 to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Frank Dando Sports Academy?
In 2025, Frank Dando Sports Academy had 36 enrolled students (0 girls, 36 boys), a change of 33% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Frank Dando Sports Academy?
Frank Dando Sports Academy has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1023. 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 Frank Dando Sports Academy?
Frank Dando Sports Academy has about 7.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Frank Dando Sports Academy?
In 2025, Frank Dando Sports Academy had 6 students in Year 7.
Is Frank Dando Sports Academy co-ed?
No. Frank Dando Sports Academy is a boys' school.
What other schools are near Frank Dando Sports Academy?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Frank Dando Sports Academy 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 Frank Dando Sports Academy?
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