River Nile School
Level 1, 117 Capel Street, North Melbourne VIC 3051
River Nile School is an independent special school in North Melbourne, VIC for Years 11–12 with about 121 students. Its ICSEA is 820, 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). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: River Nile School is a non-fee-paying independent senior secondary school in North Melbourne for young women from refugee and refugee-like backgrounds. It offers language, literacy and numeracy support, small classes, high staff ratios and a trauma-informed approach, with pathways to VCE. Students receive free meals and enrichment electives such as swimming, cooking, music and drama. It won a 2023 Victorian Multicultural Excellence Award.
Often praised
- Free, trauma-informed education
- Small classes, wraparound support
- Free meals and electives
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: high. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints College | North Melbourne | Catholic special | 0.2 km | 935 | 1,524 |
| Hester Hornbrook Academy | Melbourne | Independent special | 1.3 km | 943 | 701 |
| Collingwood English Language School | Collingwood | Public special | 2.6 km | 906 | 237 |
| Montague Continuing Education Centre | South Melbourne | Public special | 2.9 km | 983 | 16 |
| Collingwood CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Collingwood | Public k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 1,022 | 610 |
| Parkville College | Parkville | Public special | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Melbourne Indigenous Transition School | Richmond | Independent special | 3.4 km | 761 | 42 |
| Port Phillip Specialist School | Port Melbourne | Public special | 3.7 km | 1,082 | 98 |
About this data
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