Sale and District Specialist School
333 Princes Highway, Sale VIC 3850
Sale and District Specialist School is a government special school in Sale, VIC with about 104 students. Its ICSEA is 937, 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 sources describe Sale and District Specialist School as a government special school in Sale, Victoria, serving students with diverse learning needs from age five to eighteen within the Shire of Wellington. The school operates from a rebuilt single-level campus with junior, middle, and senior learning homesteads, allied health services, and a wellbeing worker. Its stated approach emphasises close home-school partnerships, individualised support, and inclusive practice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and other diverse learners.
Often praised
- new purpose-built single-level campus
- allied health and wellbeing support
- strong home-school partnership focus
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gippsland Grammar | Sale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,096 | 1,039 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Park School | Bell Park | Public special | 341 | 938 |
| Belvoir Wodonga Special Developmental School | West Wodonga | Public special | 158 | 934 |
| Bendigo Special Developmental School | Kangaroo Flat | Public special | 166 | 940 |
| Hume Valley School | Broadmeadows | Public special | 372 | 934 |
| Lake Colac School | Colac | Public special | 90 | 933 |
| Cobram and District Specialist School | Cobram | Public special | 70 | 929 |
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.