Hester Hornbrook Academy
Level 8, 601 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Hester Hornbrook Academy is an independent special school in Melbourne, VIC for Years 10–12 with about 701 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 943, 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
Drawn from public online sources: Hester Hornbrook Academy is a fee-free independent specialist assistance school offering flexible senior secondary education to young people aged 15 to 24 across five Victorian campuses, supporting around 720 students. Programs include VPC, VCE Vocational Major, VCAL and in-house VET such as hospitality and a young parents classroom. Each class is led by a teacher, youth worker and education support officer.
Often praised
- Fee-free flexible pathways
- Teacher and youth worker teams
- Multiple VET programs
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Nile School | North Melbourne | Independent special | 1.3 km | 820 | 121 |
| Saints College | North Melbourne | Catholic special | 1.4 km | 935 | 1,524 |
| Montague Continuing Education Centre | South Melbourne | Public special | 1.7 km | 983 | 16 |
| Port Phillip Specialist School | Port Melbourne | Public special | 2.6 km | 1,082 | 98 |
| Melbourne Grammar School | Melbourne | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,177 | 1,905 |
| Collingwood English Language School | Collingwood | Public special | 2.7 km | 906 | 237 |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School | Richmond | Independent special | 2.9 km | 761 | 42 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar | South Yarra | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 1,181 | 1,046 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Community and Education Centre Inc | Julia Gillard Community College | Werribee | Independent special · 11-12 | 54 | 941 |
| Indie Education | Wodonga | Independent special · 9-12 | 1,617 | 946 |
| Prace | Prace College | Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education | Reservoir | Independent special · 11 | 75 | 946 |
| Community College Gippsland Ltd | ECG Secondary College | Warragul | Independent special · 9-12 | 306 | 957 |
| Advance College of Education Incorporated | Rosebud | Independent special · 11-12 | 58 | 964 |
| Narre Community Learning Centre | Foundation College | Narre Warren | Independent special · 11-12 | 155 | 968 |
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.