Warragul & District Specialist School
55 Burke Street, Warragul VIC 3820
Warragul & District Specialist School is a government special school in Warragul, VIC with about 135 students. Its ICSEA is 963, 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 information about Warragul & District Specialist School, a government special school in West Gippsland, describes a purpose-built campus adjacent to Warragul Regional College serving students aged 5-18 with mild to profound intellectual disabilities from across the Baw Baw shire. The school reports a comprehensive life-skills curriculum and a strong allied health team, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists and a dedicated speech pathology program supported by a speech assistant.
Often praised
- strong allied health/therapy team
- established speech pathology program
- purpose-built facilities
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 Warragul & District Specialist School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community College Gippsland Ltd | ECG Secondary College | Warragul | Independent special | 1.5 km | 957 | 306 |
| St Paul's Anglican Grammar School | Warragul | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | — | — |
| Chairo Christian School | Drouin | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.8 km | — | — |
| St Thomas Aquinas College | Tynong | Independent k–12 / combined | 27.8 km | 1,030 | 204 |
| Baringa Special School | Moe | Public special | 29.1 km | 901 | 166 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nganboo Borron School | Werribee | Public special | 127 | 965 |
| Springvale Park Special Developmental School | Springvale | Public special | 208 | 961 |
| Waratah Special Developmental School | Bellfield | Public special | 73 | 965 |
| Frankston Special Developmental School | Frankston | Public special | 130 | 969 |
| Jackson School | St Albans | Public special | 319 | 969 |
| Peninsula Specialist College | Dromana | Public special | 160 | 957 |
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.