Melbourne Indigenous Transition School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Richmond, Victoria 3121 · Yarra LGA
About Melbourne Indigenous Transition School
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School is an independent special school located in Richmond, Victoria (3121), within the Yarra local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 8 and in 2025 enrolled 42 students (21 girls and 21 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School has an ICSEA value of 761, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 2nd percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 66% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (7.2 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 100% over the past five years.
Melbourne Indigenous Transition 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 Melbourne Indigenous Transition School's 42 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Melbourne Indigenous Transition School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Melbourne Indigenous Transition School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ignatius Learning Centre
Richmond · Catholic high school · 11-12
41 students · 145 m away
Richmond High School
Richmond · Government high school · 7-12
476 students · ICSEA 1049 · 676 m away
Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School
Richmond · Government high school · 7-12
79 students · ICSEA 1021 · 734 m away
Richmond West Primary School
Richmond · Government primary · Prep-6
281 students · ICSEA 1075 · 875 m away
Richmond Primary School
Richmond · Government primary · Prep-6
316 students · ICSEA 1150 · 980 m away
Trinity Catholic School
Richmond · Catholic primary · Prep-6
213 students · ICSEA 1065 · 1.2 km away
Yarra Primary School
Richmond · Government primary · Prep-6
249 students · ICSEA 1134 · 1.2 km away
Abbotsford Primary School
Abbotsford · Government primary · Prep-6
168 students · ICSEA 1143 · 1.4 km away
Melbourne Girls College
Richmond · Government high school · 7-12
1,531 students · ICSEA 1142 · 1.5 km away
Centre for Higher Education Studies
South Yarra · Government high school · 10-12
468 students · ICSEA 1079 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
River Nile School
North Melbourne · Independent special · 11-12
121 students · ICSEA 820
Worawa Aboriginal College
Healesville · Independent special · 7-12
46 students · ICSEA 649
Berry Street School
Narre Warren · Independent special · 7-12
219 students · ICSEA 894
Julia Gillard Community College
Werribee · Independent special · 11-12
54 students · ICSEA 941
Hester Hornbrook Academy
Melbourne · Independent special · 10-12
701 students · ICSEA 943
Indie School Wodonga
Wodonga · Independent special · 9-12
1,617 students · ICSEA 946
Frequently asked questions
Is Melbourne Indigenous Transition School a public or private school?
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
What year levels does Melbourne Indigenous Transition School offer?
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School offers 7 to 8. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Melbourne Indigenous Transition School?
In 2025, Melbourne Indigenous Transition School had 42 enrolled students (21 girls, 21 boys), a change of 100% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Melbourne Indigenous Transition School?
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 761. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Melbourne Indigenous Transition School?
Melbourne Indigenous Transition School has about 5.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Melbourne Indigenous Transition School?
In 2025, Melbourne Indigenous Transition School had 21 students in Year 7.
Is Melbourne Indigenous Transition School co-ed?
Yes. Melbourne Indigenous Transition School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Melbourne Indigenous Transition School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Melbourne Indigenous Transition 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 Melbourne Indigenous Transition School?
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