Waratah Special Developmental School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bellfield, Victoria 3081 · Banyule LGA
About Waratah Special Developmental School
Waratah Special Developmental School is a public special school located in Bellfield, Victoria (3081), within the Banyule local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 73 students (24 girls and 49 boys).
Waratah Special Developmental School has an ICSEA value of 965, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 31st percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 53% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 24 teachers (20.5 full-time equivalent) and 41 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 7% over the past five years.
Waratah Special Developmental 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 Waratah Special Developmental School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Waratah Special Developmental School
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St Bernadette's School
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Ivanhoe Primary School
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St Pius X School
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Thornbury High School
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Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School
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Virtual School Victoria
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6,248 students · ICSEA 1073 · 1.4 km away
Austin Hospital School
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· 1.7 km away
Mary Immaculate School
Ivanhoe · Catholic primary · Prep-6
102 students · ICSEA 1147 · 1.7 km away
Ivanhoe Grammar School
Ivanhoe · Independent combined · Prep-12
2,500 students · ICSEA 1169 · 1.9 km away
Holy Spirit School
Thornbury · Catholic primary · Prep-6
129 students · ICSEA 1107 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Nganboo Borron School
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115 students · ICSEA 965
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Warragul · Government special · U
128 students · ICSEA 963
Jackson School
St Albans · Government special · U
322 students · ICSEA 969
Frankston Special Developmental School
Frankston · Government special · U
124 students · ICSEA 969
Springvale Park Special Developmental School
Springvale · Government special · U
200 students · ICSEA 961
Broadmeadows Special Developmental School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Waratah Special Developmental School a public or private school?
Waratah Special Developmental School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Waratah Special Developmental School offer?
Waratah Special Developmental School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Waratah Special Developmental School?
In 2025, Waratah Special Developmental School had 73 enrolled students (24 girls, 49 boys), a change of 7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Waratah Special Developmental School?
Waratah Special Developmental School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 965. 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 Waratah Special Developmental School?
Waratah Special Developmental School has about 3.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Waratah Special Developmental School co-ed?
Yes. Waratah Special Developmental School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Waratah Special Developmental School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Waratah Special Developmental 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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