Officer Specialist School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Officer, Victoria 3809 · Cardinia LGA
About Officer Specialist School
Officer Specialist School is a public special school located in Officer, Victoria (3809), within the Cardinia local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 355 students (101 girls and 254 boys).
Officer Specialist School has an ICSEA value of 999, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 46th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 36% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 64 teachers (59.8 full-time equivalent) and 127 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 20% over the past five years.
Officer 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 Officer Specialist School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Officer Specialist School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Officer Secondary College
Officer · Government high school · 7-12
998 students · ICSEA 1012 · 154 m away
Kurrun Primary School
Officer · Government primary · Prep-6
321 students · ICSEA 1054 · 575 m away
Officer Primary School
Officer · Government primary · Prep-6
141 students · ICSEA 1010 · 1.2 km away
Bridgewood Primary School
Officer · Government primary · Prep-6
570 students · ICSEA 1054 · 1.5 km away
Kurmile Primary School
Officer · Government primary · Prep-6
107 students · ICSEA 1008 · 1.6 km away
St Brigid's School
Officer · Catholic primary · Prep-6
375 students · ICSEA 1082 · 1.7 km away
Orchard Park Primary School
Officer · Government primary · Prep-6
359 students · ICSEA 1023 · 2.1 km away
St Clare's Primary School
Officer · Catholic primary · Prep-6
584 students · ICSEA 1040 · 2.1 km away
Pakenham Lakeside Primary School
Pakenham · Government primary · Prep-6
704 students · ICSEA 1007 · 2.6 km away
Edenbrook Secondary College
Pakenham · Government high school · 7-11
614 students · ICSEA 1002 · 3.2 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Vermont South Special School
Vermont South · Government special · U
140 students · ICSEA 998
Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School
Sunbury · Government special · U
283 students · ICSEA 998
Hamlyn Views School
Hamlyn Heights · Government special · U
150 students · ICSEA 998
Barwon Valley School
Belmont · Government special · U
161 students · ICSEA 1004
Wayi School
Craigieburn · Government special · U
192 students · ICSEA 994
Yarra Ranges Special Developmental School
Mount Evelyn · Government special · U
89 students · ICSEA 993
Frequently asked questions
Is Officer Specialist School a public or private school?
Officer Specialist School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Officer Specialist School offer?
Officer Specialist School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Officer Specialist School?
In 2025, Officer Specialist School had 355 enrolled students (101 girls, 254 boys), a change of 20% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Officer Specialist School?
Officer Specialist School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 999. 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 Officer Specialist School?
Officer Specialist School has about 5.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Officer Specialist School co-ed?
Yes. Officer Specialist School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Officer Specialist School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Officer 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 Officer Specialist School?
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