Government · Special · Warrnambool

Merri River School

189

Students

126 boys · 63 girls

Year range

921

ICSEA

avg = 1000

Students from non-English speaking background

ICSEA — socio-educational intake context 921

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 15% of Australian schools.

Suburb Warrnambool 3280

Local government area Warrnambool

Remoteness Inner Regional

Sector Government

School type Special

Indigenous students 8%

Statistical area (SA2) Warrnambool - North

Official website merrirs.vic.edu.au/

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Other schools in Warrnambool - North

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA

St John's School Catholic Prep-6 273 1009

Brauer Secondary College Government 7-12 866 982

Emmanuel College Warrnambool Catholic 7-12 1,340 1064

King's College Independent Prep-12 276 1083

St Joseph's School Catholic Prep-6 622 1068

St Pius X School Catholic Prep-6 246 1002

Warrnambool College Government 7-12 1,070 979

Warrnambool Primary School Government Prep-6 370 963

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 →