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Ballarat Specialist School
Ballarat Specialist School is a government special school in Lake Gardens, Victoria, with 453 students.
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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.
Ballarat Specialist School had 453 students in 2025, compared with 450 in 2016 (up 1%).
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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Questions about Ballarat Specialist School
How many students go to Ballarat Specialist School?
Ballarat Specialist School has 453 students enrolled (314 boys and 139 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.
Is Ballarat Specialist School a government or non-government school?
Ballarat Specialist School is a government school in Lake Gardens, Victoria.
What does the ICSEA of 950 at Ballarat Specialist 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. Ballarat Specialist School has an ICSEA of 950, which places it above 25% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.
How many childcare services are near Ballarat Specialist School?
11 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Ballarat, 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 →