Port Phillip Specialist School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207 · Port Phillip LGA
About Port Phillip Specialist School
Port Phillip Specialist School is a public special school located in Port Melbourne, Victoria (3207), within the Port Phillip local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 99 students (27 girls and 72 boys).
Port Phillip Specialist School has an ICSEA value of 1082, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 79th percentile of Australian schools. 34% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 12% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 24 teachers (22.2 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 9% over the past five years.
Port Phillip 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 Port Phillip Specialist School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Port Phillip Specialist School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Port Melbourne Primary School
Port Melbourne · Government primary · Prep-6
697 students · ICSEA 1134 · 804 m away
Montague School
South Melbourne · Government special · U
16 students · ICSEA 983 · 969 m away
Albert Park College
Albert Park · Government high school · 7-12
1,657 students · ICSEA 1127 · 969 m away
Port Melbourne Secondary College
Port Melbourne · Government high school · 7-10
416 students · ICSEA 1101 · 986 m away
Albert Park Primary School
Albert Park · Government primary · Prep-6
430 students · ICSEA 1156 · 1.1 km away
Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School
South Melbourne · Catholic primary · Prep-6
369 students · ICSEA 1154 · 1.1 km away
South Melbourne Primary School
Southbank · Government primary · Prep-6
502 students · ICSEA 1144 · 1.3 km away
South Melbourne Park Primary School
Albert Park · Government primary · Prep-6
402 students · ICSEA 1105 · 1.8 km away
Middle Park Primary School
Middle Park · Government primary · Prep-6
393 students · ICSEA 1150 · 1.8 km away
Youth2Industry College
South Melbourne · Independent high school · 11-12
64 students · ICSEA 1033 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Bayside Special Developmental School
Moorabbin · Government special · U
48 students · ICSEA 1090
Burwood East Special Developmental School
Burwood East · Government special · U
79 students · ICSEA 1073
Bulleen Heights School
Bulleen · Government special · U
273 students · ICSEA 1071
Belmore School
Balwyn · Government special · U
41 students · ICSEA 1096
Monash Special Developmental School
Wheelers Hill · Government special · U
202 students · ICSEA 1067
Ashwood School
Ashwood · Government special · U
127 students · ICSEA 1058
Frequently asked questions
Is Port Phillip Specialist School a public or private school?
Port Phillip Specialist School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Port Phillip Specialist School offer?
Port Phillip Specialist School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Port Phillip Specialist School?
In 2025, Port Phillip Specialist School had 99 enrolled students (27 girls, 72 boys), a change of 9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Port Phillip Specialist School?
Port Phillip Specialist School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1082. 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 Port Phillip Specialist School?
Port Phillip Specialist School has about 4.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Port Phillip Specialist School co-ed?
Yes. Port Phillip Specialist School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Port Phillip Specialist School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Port Phillip 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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