Mornington Special Developmental School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mornington, Victoria 3931 · Mornington Peninsula LGA
About Mornington Special Developmental School
Mornington Special Developmental School is a public special school located in Mornington, Victoria (3931), within the Mornington Peninsula local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 24 students (7 girls and 17 boys).
Mornington Special Developmental School has an ICSEA value of 920, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 15th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 54% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 11 teachers (9.2 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 2.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 20% over the past five years.
Mornington 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 Mornington Special Developmental School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mornington Special Developmental School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mornington Park Primary School
Mornington · Government primary · Prep-6
225 students · ICSEA 997 · 86 m away
Mornington Secondary College
Mornington · Government high school · 7-12
799 students · ICSEA 1004 · 884 m away
St Macartan's School
Mornington · Catholic primary · Prep-6
458 students · ICSEA 1084 · 1.2 km away
Mornington Primary School
Mornington · Government primary · Prep-6
424 students · ICSEA 1062 · 1.3 km away
Padua College
Mornington · Catholic high school · 7-12
2,534 students · ICSEA 1064 · 1.6 km away
Benton Junior College
Mornington · Government primary · Prep-6
585 students · ICSEA 1040 · 2.2 km away
Osborne Primary School
Mount Martha · Government primary · Prep-6
638 students · ICSEA 1071 · 3.7 km away
Peninsula Grammar
Mount Eliza · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,270 students · ICSEA 1125 · 4.3 km away
Mount Eliza Primary School
Mount Eliza · Government primary · Prep-6
450 students · ICSEA 1089 · 4.6 km away
Kunyung Primary School
Mount Eliza · Government primary · Prep-6
762 students · ICSEA 1115 · 4.6 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Merri River School
Warrnambool · Government special · U
189 students · ICSEA 921
Wangaratta District Specialist School
Wangaratta · Government special · U
171 students · ICSEA 922
Bass Coast Specialist School
Wonthaggi · Government special · U
74 students · ICSEA 922
Latrobe Special Developmental School
Traralgon · Government special · U
84 students · ICSEA 928
Cobram and District Specialist School
Cobram · Government special · U
66 students · ICSEA 929
Swan Hill Specialist School
Swan Hill · Government special · U
85 students · ICSEA 908
Frequently asked questions
Is Mornington Special Developmental School a public or private school?
Mornington Special Developmental School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Mornington Special Developmental School offer?
Mornington Special Developmental School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Mornington Special Developmental School?
In 2025, Mornington Special Developmental School had 24 enrolled students (7 girls, 17 boys), a change of -20% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mornington Special Developmental School?
Mornington Special Developmental School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 920. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mornington Special Developmental School?
Mornington Special Developmental School has about 2.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Mornington Special Developmental School co-ed?
Yes. Mornington Special Developmental School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mornington Special Developmental School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mornington 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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