Monash Special Developmental School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wheelers Hill, Victoria 3150 · Monash LGA
About Monash Special Developmental School
Monash Special Developmental School is a public special school located in Wheelers Hill, Victoria (3150), within the Monash local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 202 students (43 girls and 159 boys).
Monash Special Developmental School has an ICSEA value of 1067, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 74th percentile of Australian schools. 31% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 19% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 36 teachers (32.6 full-time equivalent) and 44 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 24% over the past five years.
Monash 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 Monash Special Developmental School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Monash Special Developmental School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Good Shepherd School
Wheelers Hill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
474 students · ICSEA 1151 · 129 m away
Brentwood Secondary College
Glen Waverley · Government high school · 7-12
1,565 students · ICSEA 1097 · 832 m away
Cheshire School
Glen Waverley · Independent special · 1-6
22 students · ICSEA 1052 · 900 m away
Mazenod College
Mulgrave · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,469 students · ICSEA 1089 · 915 m away
Brandon Park Primary School
Wheelers Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
561 students · ICSEA 1127 · 1.0 km away
Glen Waverley South Primary School
Glen Waverley · Government primary · Prep-6
300 students · ICSEA 1077 · 1.1 km away
Wheelers Hill Primary School
Wheelers Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
699 students · ICSEA 1151 · 1.2 km away
Wheelers Hill Secondary College
Wheelers Hill · Government high school · 7-12
711 students · ICSEA 1037 · 1.4 km away
Waverley Meadows Primary School
Wheelers Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
94 students · ICSEA 1071 · 1.8 km away
Glenallen School
Glen Waverley · Government special · U
171 students · ICSEA 1041 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Bulleen Heights School
Bulleen · Government special · U
273 students · ICSEA 1071
Burwood East Special Developmental School
Burwood East · Government special · U
79 students · ICSEA 1073
Ashwood School
Ashwood · Government special · U
127 students · ICSEA 1058
Hampton East School
Hampton East · Government special · U
111 students · ICSEA 1058
Port Phillip Specialist School
Port Melbourne · Government special · U
99 students · ICSEA 1082
Southern Autistic School
East Bentleigh · Government special · U
294 students · ICSEA 1049
Frequently asked questions
Is Monash Special Developmental School a public or private school?
Monash Special Developmental School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Monash Special Developmental School offer?
Monash Special Developmental School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Monash Special Developmental School?
In 2025, Monash Special Developmental School had 202 enrolled students (43 girls, 159 boys), a change of 24% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Monash Special Developmental School?
Monash Special Developmental School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1067. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Monash Special Developmental School?
Monash Special Developmental School has about 5.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Monash Special Developmental School co-ed?
Yes. Monash Special Developmental School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Monash Special Developmental School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Monash 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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