Prace | Prace College | Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education
35 Sturdee Street, Reservoir VIC 3073
Prace | Prace College | Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education is an independent special school in Reservoir, VIC for Year 11 with about 75 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 946, 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: PRACE is a not-for-profit charity running community education since 1993, supporting language, literacy, numeracy and vocational training for newly arrived migrants, young people, adults with intellectual disability and others facing barriers. Prace College is its registered independent school with youth programs. Around 40 staff and 20 volunteers serve over 700 students annually, delivered from several northern Melbourne community venues.
Often praised
- Youth and vocational programs
- Supports newly arrived migrants
- Volunteer-supported community venues
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern School For Autism | Reservoir | Public special | 1.8 km | 1,030 | 329 |
| Darul Ulum College of Victoria | Fawkner North | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.4 km | 1,005 | 1,766 |
| Merriang Special Developmental School | Lalor | Public special | 3.5 km | 1,006 | 129 |
| Northside Christian College | Bundoora | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.0 km | 1,102 | 643 |
| East Preston Islamic College | East Preston | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.6 km | 976 | 733 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria | Bundoora | Independent special | 4.9 km | 1,082 | 62 |
| St John's College Preston | Preston | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.3 km | 1,066 | 345 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College | Macleod West | Public k–12 / combined | 5.5 km | 930 | 134 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indie Education | Wodonga | Independent special · 9-12 | 1,617 | 946 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy | Melbourne | Independent special · 10-12 | 701 | 943 |
| Wyndham Community and Education Centre Inc | Julia Gillard Community College | Werribee | Independent special · 11-12 | 54 | 941 |
| 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.