Victorian College For The Deaf
597 St Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3004
Victorian College For The Deaf is a government special school in Melbourne, VIC with about 72 students. Its ICSEA is 978, 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 info describes Victorian College for the Deaf, on St Kilda Road, as Victoria's oldest deaf school (est. 1860) and Australia's only Prep–Year 12 specialist school for deaf education. It teaches through a bilingual model of Auslan and English, supporting deaf and partially deaf students, deaf students with additional disabilities, and some hearing students with communication disorders, with small classes led by qualified Teachers of the Deaf and Deaf Language Assistants, plus psychologist, speech therapy, and occupational therapy support.
Often praised
- bilingual Auslan/English program
- long-established deaf education specialist
- small classes, allied health support
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 Victorian College For The Deaf on My School · Why some data is missing
VCE 2025
Last 3 years
| Year | Median VCE study score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.0 |
| 2023 | 24.0 |
| 2021 | 35.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley College | Melbourne | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.1 km | 1,172 | 3,181 |
| St Michael's Grammar School | St Kilda | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,180 | 1,143 |
| Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc | St Kilda | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 1,053 | 169 |
| Melbourne Grammar School | Melbourne | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 1,177 | 1,905 |
| Kamaruka | South Yarra | Independent special | 1.9 km | 1,094 | 35 |
| Melbourne Girls Grammar | South Yarra | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,181 | 1,046 |
| Yeshivah College | St Kilda East | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,073 | 362 |
| Yesodei HaTorah College | Elwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,112 | 149 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Special Developmental School | Croydon South | Public special | 93 | 976 |
| Sunshine Special Developmental School | Sunshine | Public special | 195 | 976 |
| Montague Continuing Education Centre | South Melbourne | Public special | 16 | 983 |
| Marnebek School Cranbourne | Cranbourne East | Public special | 482 | 984 |
| Endeavour Hills Specialist School | Endeavour Hills | Public special | 314 | 985 |
| Frankston Special Developmental School | Frankston | Public special | 130 | 969 |
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.