Portland Bay School
77 Henty Street, Portland VIC 3305
Portland Bay School is a government special school in Portland, VIC with about 64 students. Its ICSEA is 898, 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). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Portland Bay School as a government special developmental school in Portland, Victoria, catering to students with additional needs from around age 5 to 18. The school's own site emphasises a secure, safe, caring environment with high expectations for learning and social development, built around values of responsibility, respect and resilience. Facilities include dedicated craft and manual activity rooms, a library, and specialist outdoor learning spaces, supporting a small, close-knit school community with a low student-to-teacher ratio.
Often praised
- safe, caring environment
- low student-to-teacher ratio
- dedicated specialist facilities
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden P-12 School | Cobden | Public special | 64 | 898 |
| Baringa Special School | Moe | Public special | 166 | 901 |
| Kalianna Special School | Bendigo | Public special | 221 | 895 |
| Banmira Specialist School | Shepparton | Public special | 241 | 894 |
| Horsham Special School | Horsham | Public special | 108 | 903 |
| Western English Language School | Braybrook | Public special · P-10 | 43 | 903 |
About this data
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