Ashwood School
Montpellier Road, Ashwood VIC 3147
Ashwood School is a government special school in Ashwood, VIC with about 133 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,058, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Ashwood School in Ashwood, Victoria, is a government specialist school established in 1976 for primary and secondary-aged students with mild intellectual disability. Its campus includes sports facilities, a computer resource centre, library, food technology kitchen, performing arts and instrumental music spaces, and a fitness centre. It draws students from a wide geographic area and describes itself as aiming to be a centre of excellence in special education. A major facilities redevelopment, funded by the Victorian Government, was completed in 2025.
Often praised
- specialist mild-intellectual-disability programs
- recently upgraded facilities
- broad range of specialist learning spaces
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Dando Sports Academy | Ashwood | Independent special | 0.8 km | 1,023 | 36 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College | Burwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,207 | 1,530 |
| Mount Scopus Memorial College | Burwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,159 | 1,170 |
| Burwood East Special Developmental School | Burwood East | Public special | 3.1 km | 1,073 | 76 |
| Kingswood College | Box Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 1,162 | 575 |
| Huntingtower School | Mt Waverley | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,201 | 785 |
| Blackburn English Language School | Burwood East | Public special | 3.8 km | 1,022 | 172 |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar | Canterbury | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.1 km | 1,135 | 814 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton East School | Hampton East | Public special | 94 | 1,058 |
| Monash Special Developmental School | Wheelers Hill | Public special | 173 | 1,067 |
| Southern Autistic School | East Bentleigh | Public special | 283 | 1,049 |
| Bulleen Heights School | Bulleen | Public special | 291 | 1,071 |
| Burwood East Special Developmental School | Burwood East | Public special | 76 | 1,073 |
| Furlong Park School For Deaf Children | Sunshine North | Public special | 50 | 1,043 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.