Latrobe Special Developmental School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Traralgon, Victoria 3844 · Latrobe (Vic.) LGA
About Latrobe Special Developmental School
Latrobe Special Developmental School is a public special school located in Traralgon, Victoria (3844), within the Latrobe (Vic.) local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 84 students (29 girls and 55 boys).
Latrobe Special Developmental School has an ICSEA value of 928, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 18th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 63% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 20 teachers (15.9 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.3 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
Latrobe 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 Latrobe Special Developmental School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Latrobe Special Developmental School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Traralgon (Liddiard Road) Primary School
Traralgon · Government primary · Prep-6
279 students · ICSEA 886 · 190 m away
Grey Street Primary School (Traralgon)
Traralgon · Government primary · Prep-6
535 students · ICSEA 1004 · 1.7 km away
St Michael's School
Traralgon · Catholic primary · Prep-6
456 students · ICSEA 1058 · 1.7 km away
Traralgon (Stockdale Road) Primary School
Traralgon · Government primary · Prep-6
445 students · ICSEA 974 · 2.8 km away
Traralgon College
Traralgon · Government high school · 7-12
880 students · ICSEA 937 · 3.1 km away
Traralgon (Kosciuszko Street) Primary School
Traralgon · Government primary · Prep-6
318 students · ICSEA 986 · 3.2 km away
Lavalla Catholic College
Traralgon · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,358 students · ICSEA 1028 · 3.2 km away
St Gabriel's School
Traralgon · Catholic primary · Prep-6
499 students · ICSEA 1038 · 3.9 km away
Glengarry Primary School
Glengarry · Government primary · Prep-6
145 students · ICSEA 990 · 8.6 km away
Tyers Primary School
Tyers · Government primary · Prep-6
71 students · ICSEA 968 · 8.8 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Cobram and District Specialist School
Cobram · Government special · U
66 students · ICSEA 929
Lake Colac School
Colac · Government special · U
82 students · ICSEA 933
Hume Valley School
Broadmeadows · Government special · U
380 students · ICSEA 934
Belvoir School
West Wodonga · Government special · U
158 students · ICSEA 934
Wangaratta District Specialist School
Wangaratta · Government special · U
171 students · ICSEA 922
Bass Coast Specialist School
Wonthaggi · Government special · U
74 students · ICSEA 922
Frequently asked questions
Is Latrobe Special Developmental School a public or private school?
Latrobe Special Developmental School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Latrobe Special Developmental School offer?
Latrobe Special Developmental School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Latrobe Special Developmental School?
In 2025, Latrobe Special Developmental School had 84 enrolled students (29 girls, 55 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Latrobe Special Developmental School?
Latrobe Special Developmental School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 928. 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 Latrobe Special Developmental School?
Latrobe Special Developmental School has about 5.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Latrobe Special Developmental School co-ed?
Yes. Latrobe Special Developmental School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Latrobe Special Developmental School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Latrobe 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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