Melton Specialist School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Melton, Victoria 3337 · Melton LGA
About Melton Specialist School
Melton Specialist School is a public special school located in Melton, Victoria (3337), within the Melton local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 406 students (112 girls and 294 boys).
Melton Specialist School has an ICSEA value of 951, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 25th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 54% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 71 teachers (66.3 full-time equivalent) and 198 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 32% over the past five years.
Melton 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.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Melton Specialist School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Melton Specialist School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Melton Secondary College
Melton · Government high school · 7-12
1,433 students · ICSEA 944 · 239 m away
Melton West Primary School
Melton West · Government primary · Prep-6
520 students · ICSEA 925 · 320 m away
Djerriwarrh Community & Education Services - Djerriwarrh Community College
Melton · Independent high school · 11-12
39 students · ICSEA 929 · 1.1 km away
Wedge Park Primary School
Melton West · Government primary · Prep-6
848 students · ICSEA 976 · 1.2 km away
St Dominic's School
Melton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
369 students · ICSEA 967 · 1.4 km away
St Catherine of Siena School
Melton West · Catholic primary · Prep-6
522 students · ICSEA 1002 · 1.6 km away
St Francis Catholic College
Melton West · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,846 students · ICSEA 1012 · 1.6 km away
Coburn Primary School
Melton South · Government primary · Prep-6
601 students · ICSEA 932 · 1.6 km away
Melton Primary School
Melton · Government primary · Prep-6
507 students · ICSEA 961 · 1.6 km away
Kurunjang Secondary College
Melton · Government high school · 7-12
873 students · ICSEA 947 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Warracknabeal Special Developmental School
Warracknabeal · Government special · U
29 students · ICSEA 951
Ballarat Specialist School
Lake Gardens · Government special · U
453 students · ICSEA 950
South Gippsland Specialist School
Leongatha · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 952
Emerson School
Dandenong · Government special · U
371 students · ICSEA 953
Naranga School
Frankston · Government special · U
159 students · ICSEA 945
Peninsula College
Dromana · Government special · U
160 students · ICSEA 957
Frequently asked questions
Is Melton Specialist School a public or private school?
Melton Specialist School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Melton Specialist School offer?
Melton Specialist School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Melton Specialist School?
In 2025, Melton Specialist School had 406 enrolled students (112 girls, 294 boys), a change of 32% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Melton Specialist School?
Melton Specialist School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 951. 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 Melton Specialist School?
Melton Specialist School has about 6.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Melton Specialist School co-ed?
Yes. Melton Specialist School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Melton Specialist School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Melton 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.
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