Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sunbury, Victoria 3429 · Hume LGA
About Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School
Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School is a public special school located in Sunbury, Victoria (3429), within the Hume local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 283 students (81 girls and 202 boys).
Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School has an ICSEA value of 998, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 46th percentile of Australian schools. 10% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 36% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 70 teachers (54.4 full-time equivalent) and 125 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 8% over the past five years.
Sunbury And Macedon Ranges 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 Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Sunbury Primary School
Sunbury · Government primary · Prep-6
400 students · ICSEA 1056 · 212 m away
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Sunbury · Catholic primary · Prep-6
299 students · ICSEA 1061 · 1.9 km away
Sunbury College
Sunbury · Government high school · 7-12
980 students · ICSEA 993 · 2.4 km away
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School
Sunbury · Catholic primary · Prep-6
431 students · ICSEA 1065 · 2.5 km away
Sunbury Downs Secondary College
Sunbury · Government high school · 7-12
789 students · ICSEA 1005 · 2.5 km away
Sunbury Heights Primary School
Sunbury · Government primary · Prep-6
495 students · ICSEA 983 · 2.6 km away
Goonawarra Primary School
Sunbury · Government primary · Prep-6
351 students · ICSEA 999 · 2.6 km away
Salesian College Sunbury
Sunbury · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,720 students · ICSEA 1059 · 2.7 km away
Sunbury West Primary School
Sunbury · Government primary · Prep-6
230 students · ICSEA 1004 · 2.7 km away
St Anne's School
Sunbury · Catholic primary · Prep-6
599 students · ICSEA 1059 · 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
Hamlyn Views School
Hamlyn Heights · Government special · U
150 students · ICSEA 998
Officer Specialist School
Officer · Government special · U
355 students · ICSEA 999
Wayi School
Craigieburn · Government special · U
192 students · ICSEA 994
Yarra Ranges Special Developmental School
Mount Evelyn · Government special · U
89 students · ICSEA 993
Barwon Valley School
Belmont · Government special · U
161 students · ICSEA 1004
Frequently asked questions
Is Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School a public or private school?
Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School offer?
Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School?
In 2025, Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School had 283 enrolled students (81 girls, 202 boys), a change of 8% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School?
Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 998. 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 Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School?
Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School has about 5.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School co-ed?
Yes. Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sunbury And Macedon Ranges Specialist School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sunbury And Macedon Ranges 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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