Government · Special · Lake Gardens

Ballarat Specialist School

453

Students

314 boys · 139 girls

Year range

950

ICSEA

avg = 1000

Students from non-English speaking background

ICSEA — socio-educational intake context 950

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 25% of Australian schools.

Suburb Lake Gardens 3355

Local government area Ballarat

Remoteness Inner Regional

Sector Government

School type Special

Indigenous students 2%

Statistical area (SA2) Ballarat

Official website www.ballaratss.vic.edu.au

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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC and NSW government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2026 and NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026. ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index — it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →