Sale and District Specialist School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sale, Victoria 3850 · Wellington LGA
About Sale and District Specialist School
Sale and District Specialist School is a public special school located in Sale, Victoria (3850), within the Wellington local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 101 students (39 girls and 62 boys).
Sale and District Specialist School has an ICSEA value of 937, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 20th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 56% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 23 teachers (19.6 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 38% over the past five years.
Sale and District 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 Sale and District Specialist School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sale and District Specialist School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Gippsland Grammar
Sale · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,039 students · ICSEA 1096 · 1.4 km away
Guthridge Primary School
Sale · Government primary · Prep-6
267 students · ICSEA 973 · 1.9 km away
St Thomas' School
Sale · Catholic primary · Prep-6
289 students · ICSEA 1039 · 2.3 km away
Sale Primary School
Sale · Government primary · Prep-6
465 students · ICSEA 1003 · 3.0 km away
Sale College
Sale · Government high school · 7-12
782 students · ICSEA 943 · 3.0 km away
Catholic College Sale
Sale · Catholic high school · 7-12
872 students · ICSEA 1015 · 3.1 km away
St Mary's Primary School
Sale · Catholic primary · Prep-6
180 students · ICSEA 1045 · 3.3 km away
Araluen Primary School
Sale · Government primary · Prep-6
104 students · ICSEA 946 · 3.4 km away
Wurruk Primary School
Wurruk · Government primary · Prep-6
40 students · ICSEA 827 · 3.9 km away
Cobains Primary School
Cobains · Government primary · Prep-6
46 students · ICSEA 939 · 5.4 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Nelson Park School
Bell Park · Government special · U
334 students · ICSEA 938
Hume Valley School
Broadmeadows · Government special · U
380 students · ICSEA 934
Belvoir School
West Wodonga · Government special · U
158 students · ICSEA 934
Bendigo Special Developmental School
Kangaroo Flat · Government special · U
167 students · ICSEA 940
Lake Colac School
Colac · Government special · U
82 students · ICSEA 933
Naranga School
Frankston · Government special · U
159 students · ICSEA 945
Frequently asked questions
Is Sale and District Specialist School a public or private school?
Sale and District Specialist School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Sale and District Specialist School offer?
Sale and District Specialist School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Sale and District Specialist School?
In 2025, Sale and District Specialist School had 101 enrolled students (39 girls, 62 boys), a change of 38% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sale and District Specialist School?
Sale and District Specialist School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 937. 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 Sale and District Specialist School?
Sale and District Specialist School has about 5.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Sale and District Specialist School co-ed?
Yes. Sale and District Specialist School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sale and District Specialist School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sale and District 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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