Parkville College
900-930 Park Street, Parkville VIC 3052
Parkville College is a government special school in Parkville, VIC.
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 info on Parkville College, drawn from the school's own site and published research, describes a specialist Victorian government school operating within the Parkville Youth Justice Precinct and related custodial and secure-care settings. It delivers the Victorian Curriculum F-10 and VCE, including VET, six days a week year-round, for young people aged roughly 12 to 24. Its approach centres on trauma-informed practice, Attachment Theory, and Culturally Responsive Teaching, aiming to re-engage disadvantaged students with education.
Often praised
- trauma-informed teaching approach
- re-engages disadvantaged young people
- year-round VCE and VET access
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot Vale Heights School | Ascot Vale | Public special | 1.3 km | 1,021 | 119 |
| Saints College | North Melbourne | Catholic special | 3.1 km | 935 | 1,524 |
| River Nile School | North Melbourne | Independent special | 3.2 km | 820 | 121 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School | Essendon | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.4 km | 1,161 | 859 |
| Croxton Special School | Northcote | Public special | 3.8 km | 1,008 | 130 |
| Antonine College | Pascoe Vale South | Catholic k–12 / combined | 4.0 km | 982 | 927 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy | Melbourne | Independent special | 4.5 km | 943 | 701 |
| Coburg Special Developmental School | Coburg | Public special | 4.7 km | 1,028 | 76 |
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.