Geelong English Language School (interim name)
12 Pickett Crescent, Belmont VIC 3216
Geelong English Language School (interim name) is a government special school in Belmont, VIC from Prep to Year 10 with about 95 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 884, where the national average is 1000.
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
Public online sources describe Geelong English Language School as a Victorian government school in Belmont delivering the New Arrivals Program, an intensive English as an Additional Language course for newly arrived students aged 6 to 17 from Foundation to Year 10. Students keep enrolment at a neighbourhood "base school" while attending intensive English classes across the school's Belmont, North Geelong and Corio campuses for two to four terms. The program is stated to prioritise refugee and humanitarian-status students, while also welcoming fee-paying international students.
Often praised
- dual enrolment with home school
- structured intensive English program
- multiple campus locations
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barwon Valley School | Belmont | Public special | 1.3 km | 1,004 | 167 |
| Christian College Geelong | Highton | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,098 | 1,908 |
| The Geelong College | Newtown | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | 1,156 | 1,573 |
| MacKillop Specialist School | Whittington | Catholic special | 4.3 km | 993 | 196 |
| Geelong Lutheran College | Armstrong Creek | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | 1,101 | 1,317 |
| Hamlyn Views School | Hamlyn Heights | Public special | 6.7 km | 998 | 157 |
| Nelson Park School | Bell Park | Public special | 7.9 km | 938 | 341 |
| Kardinia International College | Bell Post Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.5 km | 1,155 | 1,925 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echuca Twin Rivers Specialist School | Echuca | Public special | 112 | 885 |
| Mildura Specialist School | Mildura | Public special | 172 | 881 |
| Noble Park English Language School | Noble Park | Public special · P-12 | 42 | 880 |
| Skene Street School Stawell | Stawell | Public special | 50 | 878 |
| Banmira Specialist School | Shepparton | Public special | 241 | 894 |
| Kalianna Special School | Bendigo | Public special | 221 | 895 |
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.