Peninsula Specialist College
25 Old White Hill Road, Dromana VIC 3936
Peninsula Specialist College is a government special school in Dromana, VIC with about 160 students. Its ICSEA is 957, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Peninsula Specialist College as a government special school on the Mornington Peninsula catering to students aged 5 to 18 with intellectual disabilities. The college operates from a purpose-built facility near Dromana and draws students from across the southern peninsula, from Mornington to Portsea, Hastings, Flinders, Somers and Cape Schanck. It offers pathways including careers guidance and work experience, plus outside-school-hours care, and works with external providers to support students and families.
Often praised
- purpose-built facility
- careers guidance and work experience pathways
- wide regional community reach
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balcombe Grammar School | Mt Martha | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.9 km | 1,096 | 954 |
| Advance College of Education Incorporated | Rosebud | Independent special | 11.8 km | 964 | 58 |
| Mornington Special Developmental School | Mornington | Public special | 13.5 km | 920 | 26 |
| Flinders Christian Community College | Tyabb | Independent k–12 / combined | 16.3 km | 1,083 | 1,698 |
| Peninsula Grammar | Mt Eliza | Independent k–12 / combined | 17.4 km | 1,125 | 1,270 |
| Toorak College | Mt Eliza | Independent k–12 / combined | 20.2 km | 1,151 | 901 |
| Woodleigh School | Langwarrin South | Independent k–12 / combined | 21.9 km | 1,116 | 897 |
| Bayside Christian College | Langwarrin South | Independent k–12 / combined | 22.5 km | 1,086 | 573 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson School | Dandenong | Public special | 360 | 953 |
| Springvale Park Special Developmental School | Springvale | Public special | 208 | 961 |
| South Gippsland Specialist School | Leongatha | Public special | 59 | 952 |
| Melton Specialist School | Melton | Public special | 387 | 951 |
| Warracknabeal Special Developmental School | Warracknabeal | Public special | 31 | 951 |
| Warragul & District Specialist School | Warragul | Public special | 135 | 963 |
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.