Yarraville Special Developmental School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Yarraville, Victoria 3013 · Maribyrnong LGA
About Yarraville Special Developmental School
Yarraville Special Developmental School is a public special school located in Yarraville, Victoria (3013), within the Maribyrnong local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 100 students (27 girls and 73 boys).
Yarraville Special Developmental School has an ICSEA value of 1006, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 49th percentile of Australian schools. 15% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 38% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 28 teachers (23.4 full-time equivalent) and 38 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 64% over the past five years.
Yarraville 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 Yarraville Special Developmental School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Yarraville Special Developmental School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Yarraville West Primary School
Yarraville · Government primary · Prep-6
651 students · ICSEA 1153 · 382 m away
St Augustine's School
Yarraville · Catholic primary · Prep-6
163 students · ICSEA 1125 · 746 m away
Wembley Primary School
Yarraville · Government primary · Prep-6
626 students · ICSEA 1112 · 825 m away
Kingsville Primary School
Yarraville · Government primary · Prep-6
426 students · ICSEA 1118 · 986 m away
St Margaret Mary's School
Spotswood · Catholic primary · Prep-6
159 students · ICSEA 1122 · 1.3 km away
Corpus Christi School
Kingsville · Catholic primary · Prep-6
181 students · ICSEA 1105 · 1.4 km away
Spotswood Primary School
Spotswood · Government primary · Prep-6
289 students · ICSEA 1117 · 1.4 km away
OakTree College
West Footscray · Independent high school · 11-12
19 students · ICSEA 966 · 1.8 km away
Footscray City Primary School
Footscray · Government primary · Prep-6
455 students · ICSEA 1125 · 1.9 km away
Footscray Primary School
Footscray · Government primary · Prep-6
336 students · ICSEA 1115 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Nepean School
Seaford · Government special · U
141 students · ICSEA 1006
Merriang School
Lalor · Government special · U
129 students · ICSEA 1006
Concord School
Bundoora · Government special · U
424 students · ICSEA 1007
Jacana School for Autism
Jacana · Government special · U
228 students · ICSEA 1005
Croxton School
Northcote · Government special · U
130 students · ICSEA 1008
Barwon Valley School
Belmont · Government special · U
161 students · ICSEA 1004
Frequently asked questions
Is Yarraville Special Developmental School a public or private school?
Yarraville Special Developmental School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Yarraville Special Developmental School offer?
Yarraville Special Developmental School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Yarraville Special Developmental School?
In 2025, Yarraville Special Developmental School had 100 enrolled students (27 girls, 73 boys), a change of 64% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Yarraville Special Developmental School?
Yarraville Special Developmental School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1006. 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 Yarraville Special Developmental School?
Yarraville Special Developmental School has about 4.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Yarraville Special Developmental School co-ed?
Yes. Yarraville Special Developmental School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Yarraville Special Developmental School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Yarraville 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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