Swan Hill Specialist School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Swan Hill, Victoria 3585 · Swan Hill LGA
About Swan Hill Specialist School
Swan Hill Specialist School is a public special school located in Swan Hill, Victoria (3585), within the Swan Hill local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 85 students (35 girls and 50 boys).
Swan Hill Specialist School has an ICSEA value of 908, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 12th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 60% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 25 teachers (20.8 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 20% over the past five years.
Swan Hill 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 Swan Hill Specialist School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Swan Hill Specialist School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Swan Hill Primary School
Swan Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
516 students · ICSEA 942 · 308 m away
St Mary MacKillop College
Swan Hill · Catholic high school · 7-12
540 students · ICSEA 1023 · 1.3 km away
Swan Hill College
Swan Hill · Government high school · 7-12
747 students · ICSEA 944 · 1.7 km away
Swan Hill North Primary School
Swan Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
184 students · ICSEA 926 · 2.0 km away
St Mary's School
Swan Hill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
603 students · ICSEA 1036 · 2.3 km away
Swan Hill Christian School
Swan Hill · Independent primary · Prep-6
29 students · ICSEA 1017 · 3.2 km away
Woorinen District Primary School
Woorinen South · Government primary · Prep-6
75 students · ICSEA 931 · 11 km away
Beverford District Primary School
Beverford · Government primary · Prep-6
32 students · ICSEA 939 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Collingwood English Language School
Collingwood · Government special · Prep-12
357 students · ICSEA 906
Western English Language School
Braybrook · Government special · Prep-10
502 students · ICSEA 903
Horsham Special School
Horsham · Government special · U
106 students · ICSEA 903
Baringa School
Moe · Government special · U
166 students · ICSEA 901
Hampden P-12 School
Cobden · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 898
Portland Bay School
Portland · Government special · U
74 students · ICSEA 898
Frequently asked questions
Is Swan Hill Specialist School a public or private school?
Swan Hill Specialist School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Swan Hill Specialist School offer?
Swan Hill Specialist School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Swan Hill Specialist School?
In 2025, Swan Hill Specialist School had 85 enrolled students (35 girls, 50 boys), a change of -20% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Swan Hill Specialist School?
Swan Hill Specialist School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 908. 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 Swan Hill Specialist School?
Swan Hill Specialist School has about 4.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Swan Hill Specialist School co-ed?
Yes. Swan Hill Specialist School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Swan Hill Specialist School?
There are 8 other schools within 15 km of Swan Hill 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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