Cire Community School | Cire Training
Level 1, 7-9 John St, Lilydale VIC 3140
Cire Community School | Cire Training is an independent special school in Lilydale, VIC for Years 2–12 with about 524 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 987, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, 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
Drawn from public online sources: Cire Community School is run by Cire Services, a local not-for-profit in the Yarra Ranges that also offers early learning, a registered training organisation and community hubs. The Lilydale campus serves Years 7 to 12 in an alternative, welcoming setting, with the Victorian Pathways Certificate and VCE Vocational Major supporting practical skills and future pathways.
Often praised
- Alternative welcoming setting
- VPC and VCE VM pathways
- Local not-for-profit provider
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: high. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Cire Community School | Cire Training on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mooroolbark Grammar | Mooroolbark | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 997 | 39 |
| Edinburgh College | Lilydale | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,083 | 590 |
| Billanook College | Mooroolbark | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.4 km | 1,104 | 889 |
| Oxley Christian College | Chirnside Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,119 | 838 |
| Yarra Ranges Special Developmental School | Mount Evelyn | Public special | 4.1 km | 993 | 94 |
| Lyrebird College | Coldstream | Independent special | 4.3 km | 1,102 | 20 |
| Mount Evelyn Christian School/Ranges TEC | Mount Evelyn | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.1 km | 1,059 | 693 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar | Ringwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.1 km | 1,155 | 1,899 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brotherhood of St Laurence|David Scott School | Frankston | Independent special · 10-12 | 129 | 987 |
| Narre Community Learning Centre | Foundation College | Narre Warren | Independent special · 11-12 | 155 | 968 |
| Advance College of Education Incorporated | Rosebud | Independent special · 11-12 | 58 | 964 |
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.