Warracknabeal Special Developmental School
5 Werrigar Street, Warracknabeal VIC 3393
Warracknabeal Special Developmental School is a government special school in Warracknabeal, VIC with about 31 students. Its ICSEA is 951, 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
Based on the school's own website and public listings, Warracknabeal Special Developmental School is a government special school in the Warracknabeal Education Precinct, sharing a purpose-built site with the local primary and secondary colleges. It serves students aged 5 to 18 with diagnosed intellectual disabilities across four ungraded class groups (Explorers, Seekers, Adventurers, Trailblazers), offering a needs-based, individualised curriculum with a low student-to-teacher ratio focused on building independence and positive learning habits.
Often praised
- individualised, needs-based curriculum
- purpose-built facility
- low student-to-teacher ratio
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton Specialist School | Melton | Public special | 387 | 951 |
| Ballarat Specialist School | Lake Gardens | Public special | 439 | 950 |
| South Gippsland Specialist School | Leongatha | Public special | 59 | 952 |
| Emerson School | Dandenong | Public special | 360 | 953 |
| Naranga School | Frankston | Public special | 164 | 945 |
| Peninsula Specialist College | Dromana | Public special | 160 | 957 |
About this data
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