Sherbrooke Community School
311 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Sassafras VIC 3787
Sherbrooke Community School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Sassafras, VIC for Years 2–12 with about 86 students. Its ICSEA is 982, 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
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Sherbrooke Community School, a small P-12 government school in Sassafras in the Dandenong Ranges, describes a close-knit setting with roughly 130 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio. The school promotes a whole-child approach covering literacy, numeracy and wellbeing alongside academics, with a dedicated wellbeing team, a therapy animal program, and a breakfast club. A new learning building is funded in the 2026-27 State Budget, reflecting ongoing investment in facilities.
Often praised
- whole-child wellbeing focus
- small, low student-teacher ratio
- therapy animal and breakfast programs
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Sherbrooke Community School on My School · Why some data is missing
VCE 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Median VCE study score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.0 |
| 2024 | 26.0 |
| 2023 | 26.0 |
| 2022 | 30.0 |
| 2021 | 30.0 |
Source: VCAA senior secondary completion and achievement information. Study scores are relative to the state cohort in each subject.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernbrook School | The Basin | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,049 | 78 |
| Boronia K-12 College | Boronia | Public k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | 982 | 458 |
| Belgrave Heights Christian School | Belgrave Heights | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.6 km | 1,078 | 776 |
| Heritage College Knox | Ferntree Gully | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.9 km | 1,059 | 183 |
| Mount Evelyn Christian School/Ranges TEC | Mount Evelyn | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.9 km | 1,059 | 693 |
| Billanook College | Mooroolbark | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.0 km | 1,104 | 889 |
| St Andrews Christian College | Wantirna South | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.2 km | 1,166 | 719 |
| Edinburgh College | Lilydale | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.3 km | 1,083 | 590 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boronia K-12 College | Boronia | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 458 | 982 |
| Pyramid Hill College | Pyramid Hill | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 102 | 982 |
| Camperdown College | Camperdown | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 382 | 983 |
| Terang College | Terang | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 240 | 983 |
| Rainbow P-12 College | Rainbow | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 104 | 980 |
| Balmoral K-12 Community College | Balmoral | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 79 | 986 |
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.