Mildura Specialist School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mildura, Victoria 3500 · Mildura LGA
About Mildura Specialist School
Mildura Specialist School is a public special school located in Mildura, Victoria (3500), within the Mildura local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 177 students (51 girls and 126 boys).
Mildura Specialist School has an ICSEA value of 881, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 8th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 68% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 31 teachers (28.3 full-time equivalent) and 66 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 11% over the past five years.
Mildura 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 Mildura Specialist School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mildura Specialist School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mildura Senior College
Mildura · Government high school · Prep-12
1,027 students · ICSEA 977 · 264 m away
Chaffey Secondary College
Mildura · Government high school · 7-10
722 students · ICSEA 878 · 611 m away
Ranfurly Primary School
Mildura · Government primary · Prep-6
418 students · ICSEA 906 · 1.2 km away
St Paul's Primary School
Mildura · Catholic primary · Prep-6
314 students · ICSEA 1006 · 1.3 km away
Trinity Lutheran College
Mildura · Independent combined · Prep-10
505 students · ICSEA 1077 · 1.4 km away
St Joseph's College Mildura
Mildura · Catholic high school · 7-12
860 students · ICSEA 1022 · 1.5 km away
Sacred Heart School
Mildura · Catholic primary · Prep-6
323 students · ICSEA 1055 · 1.6 km away
Mildura Primary School
Mildura · Government primary · Prep-6
338 students · ICSEA 797 · 1.7 km away
Mildura South Primary School
Mildura South · Government primary · Prep-6
457 students · ICSEA 939 · 2.2 km away
Mildura West Primary School
Mildura · Government primary · Prep-6
450 students · ICSEA 975 · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Noble Park English Language School
Noble Park · Government special · Prep-12
847 students · ICSEA 880
Skene Street Specialist School
Stawell · Government special · U
50 students · ICSEA 878
Echuca Twin Rivers Specialist School
Echuca · Government special · U
106 students · ICSEA 885
Banmira Specialist School
Shepparton · Government special · U
234 students · ICSEA 894
Kalianna School
Bendigo · Government special · U
221 students · ICSEA 895
Hampden P-12 School
Cobden · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 898
Frequently asked questions
Is Mildura Specialist School a public or private school?
Mildura Specialist School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Mildura Specialist School offer?
Mildura Specialist School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Mildura Specialist School?
In 2025, Mildura Specialist School had 177 enrolled students (51 girls, 126 boys), a change of -11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mildura Specialist School?
Mildura Specialist School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 881. 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 Mildura Specialist School?
Mildura Specialist School has about 6.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Mildura Specialist School co-ed?
Yes. Mildura Specialist School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mildura Specialist School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mildura 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 Mildura Specialist School?
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