Victorian College For The Deaf
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Melbourne, Victoria 3000 · Melbourne LGA
About Victorian College For The Deaf
Victorian College For The Deaf is a public special school located in Melbourne, Victoria (3000), within the Melbourne local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 61 students (33 girls and 28 boys).
Victorian College For The Deaf has an ICSEA value of 978, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 37th percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 42% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 15 teachers (12.5 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 9% over the past five years.
Victorian College For The Deaf 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.
VCE results (2025)
Published by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Study scores range from 0 to 50 with a state mean of 30; a score of 40 or above is in roughly the top 9% statewide.
Victorian College For The Deaf does not yet offer Year 12, so these figures come from a small number of accelerated students sitting VCE studies early and are not comparable with full Year 12 cohorts.
Results reflect the students who sat the VCE in 2025 and are not adjusted for intake. Schools with fewer than four students in a measure are suppressed by VCAA. See top VCE schools in Victoria.Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Victorian College For The Deaf have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Victorian College For The Deaf
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Wesley College
Melbourne · Independent combined · Prep-12
3,181 students · ICSEA 1172 · 106 m away
Prahran High School
Windsor · Government high school · 7-12
564 students · ICSEA 1080 · 816 m away
South Yarra Primary School
South Yarra · Government primary · Prep-6
435 students · ICSEA 1152 · 981 m away
St Kilda Park Primary School
St Kilda · Government primary · Prep-6
314 students · ICSEA 1142 · 1.0 km away
Christ Church Grammar School
South Yarra · Independent primary · Prep-6
287 students · ICSEA 1213 · 1.2 km away
St Michael's Grammar School
St Kilda · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,143 students · ICSEA 1180 · 1.4 km away
Windsor Primary School
Windsor · Government primary · Prep-6
125 students · ICSEA 1049 · 1.4 km away
Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc
St Kilda · Independent combined · Prep-10
169 students · ICSEA 1053 · 1.5 km away
St Mary's College Melbourne
St Kilda East · Catholic high school · 7-12
440 students · ICSEA 1093 · 1.7 km away
St Mary's School
St Kilda East · Catholic primary · Prep-6
135 students · ICSEA 1111 · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Croydon Special Developmental School
Croydon South · Government special · U
106 students · ICSEA 976
Sunshine Special Developmental School
Sunshine · Government special · U
193 students · ICSEA 976
Montague School
South Melbourne · Government special · U
16 students · ICSEA 983
Marnebek School
Cranbourne East · Government special · U
482 students · ICSEA 984
Endeavour Hills Specialist School
Endeavour Hills · Government special · U
293 students · ICSEA 985
Broadmeadows Special Developmental School
Broadmeadows · Government special · U
361 students · ICSEA 970
Frequently asked questions
Is Victorian College For The Deaf a public or private school?
Victorian College For The Deaf is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Victorian College For The Deaf offer?
Victorian College For The Deaf offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Victorian College For The Deaf?
In 2025, Victorian College For The Deaf had 61 enrolled students (33 girls, 28 boys), a change of 9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Victorian College For The Deaf?
Victorian College For The Deaf has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 978. 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 Victorian College For The Deaf?
Victorian College For The Deaf has about 4.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Victorian College For The Deaf?
In 2025, Victorian College For The Deaf recorded a median VCE study score of 39 with 40% of study scores at 40 or above, from 5 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
Is Victorian College For The Deaf co-ed?
Yes. Victorian College For The Deaf is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Victorian College For The Deaf?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Victorian College For The Deaf in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Victorian College For The Deaf?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Hawthorn, about 5.1 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.