St Mary's College for the Deaf
10A Riddell Road, Wantirna South VIC 3152
St Mary's College for the Deaf is a Catholic special school in Wantirna South, VIC with about 75 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,028, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, 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: St Mary's College is a Catholic school specialising in individualised integration programs for deaf and hard of hearing students from Prep to Year 12. Founded by the Dominican Sisters in 1947 and in Wantirna South since 1985, it operates campuses within partner Catholic schools. Programs emphasise auditory learning and speech, listening and language support, with access to audiologists, speech pathologists and psychologists.
Often praised
- Integrated deaf education Prep-12
- Speech and listening programs
- Multiple partner-school campuses
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrews Christian College | Wantirna South | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.5 km | 1,166 | 719 |
| Waverley Christian College | Wantirna South | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,141 | 2,370 |
| The Knox School | Wantirna South | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,159 | 764 |
| Eastern Ranges School | Ferntree Gully | Public special | 3.7 km | 1,031 | 194 |
| Heritage College Knox | Ferntree Gully | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.0 km | 1,059 | 183 |
| Boronia K-12 College | Boronia | Public k–12 / combined | 4.9 km | 982 | 458 |
| Vermont South Special School | Vermont South | Public special | 6.2 km | 998 | 144 |
| Emmaus College | Vermont South | Catholic k–12 / combined | 6.9 km | 1,086 | 1,479 |
About this data
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