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Ashwood School

Ashwood School is a government special school in Ashwood, Victoria, with 127 students.

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127
Students
78 boys · 49 girls
U
Year range
1058
ICSEA
avg = 1000
20%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 1058

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 71% of Australian schools.

Suburb Ashwood 3147
Local government area Monash
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Government
School type Special
Indigenous students 6%
Statistical area (SA2) Ashwood - Chadstone
Official website www.ashwoodsch.vic.edu.au
Enrolments 2016-2025

Ashwood School had 127 students in 2025, compared with 190 in 2016 (down 33%).

190 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 127 '25

Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).

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Catchment zone shown where matched to official VIC government data.

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Ashwood School catchment

We could not match a zone boundary for this school in the published VIC government zone data, so no catchment suburbs are listed. Some government schools, such as selective, specialist and senior-only schools, do not have a local zone. Check an address with the official VIC zone finder.

The suburb: Ashwood - Chadstone

$1,395,000
Median house price
Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025
11
Childcare services
ACECQA register
45.9%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
21,139
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Ashwood - Chadstone statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Ashwood - Chadstone profile →

Nearest schools to Ashwood School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Parkhill Primary School Government Prep-6 188 1098 0.4 km
Ashwood High School Government 7-12 989 1093 0.6 km
Essex Heights Primary School Government Prep-6 617 1150 0.8 km
Frank Dando Sports Academy Independent 6-10 36 1023 0.8 km
Presbyterian Ladies' College Independent Prep-12 1,530 1207 1.2 km
Mount Scopus Memorial College Independent Prep-12 1,170 1159 1.7 km

Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.

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Questions about Ashwood School

How many students go to Ashwood School?

Ashwood School has 127 students enrolled (78 boys and 49 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

Is Ashwood School a government or non-government school?

Ashwood School is a government school in Ashwood, Victoria.

What does the ICSEA of 1058 at Ashwood School mean?

ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Ashwood School has an ICSEA of 1058, which places it above 71% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Ashwood School?

11 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Ashwood - Chadstone, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.

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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →