Sydney Road Community School
12-14 Glenlyon Road, Brunswick VIC 3056
Sydney Road Community School is a government secondary school in Brunswick, VIC for Years 7–12 with about 105 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,037, 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own website and other public sources, Sydney Road Community School is a small government secondary school in Brunswick catering to students in Years 7-12, including many who have struggled in mainstream settings. It emphasises relationship-based, inclusive education with no fees, uniforms, or book-list costs, and offers VCE, VCE Vocational Major, Victorian Pathways Certificate, VET (including a VET Music program), and school-based apprenticeships and traineeships. Daily hot meals and additional Learning Spaces campuses support wellbeing and re-engagement.
Often praised
- no-fee, inclusive model
- supports disengaged students
- vocational and VET pathways
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 Sydney Road Community School on My School · Why some data is missing
VCE 2024
Last 3 years
| Year | Median VCE study score |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.0 |
| 2022 | 23.0 |
| 2021 | 27.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick Secondary College | Brunswick | Public high school | 0.7 km | 1,119 | 1,054 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College | Princes Hill | Public high school | 1.3 km | 1,152 | 884 |
| Northcote High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Northcote | Public high school | 2.4 km | 1,153 | 1,552 |
| Fitzroy High School | Fitzroy North | Public high school | 2.6 km | 1,086 | 369 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College | Flemington | Public high school | 2.8 km | 1,069 | 827 |
| University High SchoolGifted class: High-ability setting | Parkville | Public high school | 2.9 km | 1,117 | 1,990 |
| St Aloysius College | North Melbourne | Catholic high school | 2.9 km | 1,127 | 673 |
| Islamic College of Sport | Coburg | Independent high school | 3.1 km | 989 | 72 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelers Hill Secondary College | Wheelers Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 658 | 1,037 |
| Brinbeal Secondary College | Tarneit | Public high school · 7-9 | 761 | 1,039 |
| Castlemaine Secondary College | Castlemaine | Public high school · 7-12 | 708 | 1,040 |
| Mount Beauty Secondary College | Mount Beauty | Public high school · 7-12 | 140 | 1,040 |
| Wantirna College | Wantirna | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,473 | 1,031 |
| Bundoora Secondary CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Bundoora | Public high school · 7-12 | 575 | 1,030 |
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.