Croydon Community School
61-77 Croydon Road, Croydon VIC 3136
Croydon Community School is a government secondary school in Croydon, VIC for Years 7–12 with about 141 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 983, 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
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Croydon Community School describes a small government secondary school in Croydon, VIC, run on the Big Picture Education model for students in Years 7-12. The school supports students who have found mainstream schooling difficult, offering individualised VCAL programs, school-based apprenticeships and traineeships, VCE study via Virtual Schools Victoria with onsite support, and a dedicated literacy and numeracy program.
Often praised
- individualised, student-centred learning
- strong literacy and numeracy support
- flexible VCE/VCAL pathways
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 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: medium. 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 Croydon Community School 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther College | Croydon Hills | Independent high school | 1.0 km | 1,127 | 1,219 |
| Melba Secondary CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Croydon | Public high school | 1.8 km | 1,003 | 701 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar | Ringwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,155 | 1,899 |
| Yarra Hills Secondary College | Mooroolbark | Public high school | 3.1 km | 972 | 492 |
| Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School | Warranwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 1,097 | 470 |
| Mooroolbark College | Mooroolbark | Public high school | 3.3 km | 982 | 934 |
| Oxley Christian College | Chirnside Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,119 | 838 |
| Tintern Grammar | Ringwood East | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.6 km | 1,154 | 985 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbourne East Secondary College | Cranbourne East | Public high school · 7-12 | 2,058 | 983 |
| Somerville Secondary College | Somerville | Public high school · 7-12 | 662 | 983 |
| Brauer Secondary College | Warrnambool | Public high school · 7-12 | 912 | 982 |
| Mooroolbark College | Mooroolbark | Public high school · 7-12 | 934 | 982 |
| Cranbourne West Secondary College | Cranbourne West | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,992 | 985 |
| McClelland Secondary College | Frankston | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,143 | 981 |
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.