MacKillop Specialist School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Whittington, Victoria 3219 · Greater Geelong LGA
About MacKillop Specialist School
MacKillop Specialist School is a catholic special school located in Whittington, Victoria (3219), within the Greater Geelong local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 196 students (49 girls and 147 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
MacKillop Specialist School has an ICSEA value of 993, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 44th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 46% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 57 teachers (52.3 full-time equivalent) and 68 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 56% over the past five years.
MacKillop Specialist 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 MacKillop Specialist School's 196 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at MacKillop Specialist School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near MacKillop Specialist School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Geelong East Primary School
Geelong East · Government primary · Prep-6
147 students · ICSEA 948 · 387 m away
Newcomb Secondary College
Newcomb · Government high school · 7-12
515 students · ICSEA 950 · 772 m away
Whittington Primary School
Whittington · Government primary · Prep-6
153 students · ICSEA 896 · 788 m away
Christ the King School
Newcomb · Catholic primary · Prep-6
269 students · ICSEA 1061 · 973 m away
Tate Street Primary School Geelong
Geelong East · Government primary · Prep-6
164 students · ICSEA 1029 · 1.1 km away
Newcomb Primary School
Newcomb · Government primary · Prep-6
142 students · ICSEA 960 · 1.2 km away
St Margaret's School
East Geelong · Catholic primary · Prep-6
241 students · ICSEA 1063 · 1.6 km away
Geelong High School
East Geelong · Government high school · 7-12
976 students · ICSEA 998 · 2.6 km away
Geelong South Primary School
South Geelong · Government primary · Prep-6
326 students · ICSEA 1088 · 3.2 km away
St Mary's School
Geelong · Catholic primary · Prep-6
214 students · ICSEA 1114 · 3.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Borinya, Wangaratta Community Partnership
Wangaratta · Catholic special · 7-12
45 students · ICSEA 975
DOXA School Bendigo
Bendigo · Catholic special · 8-12
47 students · ICSEA 961
St Mary's College for the Deaf
Wantirna South · Catholic special · U
75 students · ICSEA 1028
Saints College
North Melbourne · Catholic special · 7-12
1,524 students · ICSEA 935
Frequently asked questions
Is MacKillop Specialist School a public or private school?
MacKillop Specialist School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does MacKillop Specialist School offer?
MacKillop Specialist School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend MacKillop Specialist School?
In 2025, MacKillop Specialist School had 196 enrolled students (49 girls, 147 boys), a change of 56% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of MacKillop Specialist School?
MacKillop Specialist School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 993. 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 MacKillop Specialist School?
MacKillop Specialist School has about 3.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at MacKillop Specialist School?
In 2025, MacKillop Specialist School had 19 students in Year 7 and 13 in Year 12.
Is MacKillop Specialist School co-ed?
Yes. MacKillop Specialist School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near MacKillop Specialist School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of MacKillop Specialist 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 MacKillop Specialist School?
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