South Gippsland Specialist School
13 Horn Street, Leongatha VIC 3953
South Gippsland Specialist School is a government special school in Leongatha, VIC with about 59 students. Its ICSEA is 952, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Public information describes South Gippsland Specialist School as a government specialist school in Leongatha catering for students aged 5 to 18 with intellectual disabilities. Purpose-built in 2009, it shares a 22-hectare education precinct with Leongatha Primary School, Leongatha Secondary College and TAFE Gippsland. Facilities include a pool, multipurpose hall, café-style kitchen and vegetable gardens, supporting programs in literacy, communication, life skills, arts, music and transition planning.
Often praised
- purpose-built modern facilities
- broad life-skills and transition programs
- shared education precinct with local schools
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson School | Dandenong | Public special | 360 | 953 |
| Melton Specialist School | Melton | Public special | 387 | 951 |
| Warracknabeal Special Developmental School | Warracknabeal | Public special | 31 | 951 |
| Ballarat Specialist School | Lake Gardens | Public special | 439 | 950 |
| Peninsula Specialist College | Dromana | Public special | 160 | 957 |
| Naranga School | Frankston | Public special | 164 | 945 |
About this data
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