Skene Street Specialist School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Stawell, Victoria 3380 · Northern Grampians LGA
About Skene Street Specialist School
Skene Street Specialist School is a public special school located in Stawell, Victoria (3380), within the Northern Grampians local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 50 students (14 girls and 36 boys).
Skene Street Specialist School has an ICSEA value of 878, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 7th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 73% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (8.4 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 6% over the past five years.
Skene Street 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 Skene Street Specialist School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Skene Street Specialist School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Patrick's School
Stawell · Catholic primary · Prep-6
150 students · ICSEA 1026 · 357 m away
Stawell Secondary College
Stawell · Government high school · 7-12
333 students · ICSEA 959 · 711 m away
Stawell Primary School
Stawell · Government primary · Prep-6
259 students · ICSEA 983 · 909 m away
Stawell West Primary School
Stawell · Government primary · Prep-6
93 students · ICSEA 878 · 1.4 km away
Concongella Primary School
Concongella · Government primary · Prep-6
29 students · ICSEA 949 · 3.5 km away
Great Western Primary School
Great Western · Government primary · Prep-6
18 students · ICSEA 953 · 12 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Noble Park English Language School
Noble Park · Government special · Prep-12
847 students · ICSEA 880
Mildura Specialist School
Mildura · Government special · U
177 students · ICSEA 881
Echuca Twin Rivers Specialist School
Echuca · Government special · U
106 students · ICSEA 885
Banmira Specialist School
Shepparton · Government special · U
234 students · ICSEA 894
Kalianna School
Bendigo · Government special · U
221 students · ICSEA 895
Hampden P-12 School
Cobden · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 898
Frequently asked questions
Is Skene Street Specialist School a public or private school?
Skene Street Specialist School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Skene Street Specialist School offer?
Skene Street Specialist School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Skene Street Specialist School?
In 2025, Skene Street Specialist School had 50 enrolled students (14 girls, 36 boys), a change of -6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Skene Street Specialist School?
Skene Street Specialist School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 878. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Skene Street Specialist School?
Skene Street Specialist School has about 6.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Skene Street Specialist School co-ed?
Yes. Skene Street Specialist School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Skene Street Specialist School?
There are 6 other schools within 15 km of Skene Street 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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