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Northern School For Autism

Northern School For Autism is a government special school in Reservoir, Victoria, with 525 students.

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525
Students
420 boys · 105 girls
U
Year range
1030
ICSEA
avg = 1000
9%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 1030

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 60% of Australian schools.

Suburb Reservoir 3073
Local government area Darebin
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Government
School type Special
Indigenous students 1%
Statistical area (SA2) Reservoir - North East
Enrolments 2016-2025

Northern School For Autism had 525 students in 2025, compared with 253 in 2016 (up 108%).

253 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 525 '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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Northern School For Autism 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: Reservoir - North East

$970,000
Median house price
Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Reservoir median
37.8%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
16,329
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Reservoir - North East 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 Reservoir - North East profile →

Nearest schools to Northern School For Autism

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Reservoir Views Primary School Government Prep-6 288 1034 0.9 km
Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment Independent Prep-6 53 1032 1.0 km
Norris Bank Primary School Government Prep-6 110 992 1.3 km
Our Lady of the Way School Catholic Prep-6 167 1079 1.7 km
Kingsbury Primary School Government Prep-6 137 1027 1.8 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 Northern School For Autism

How many students go to Northern School For Autism?

Northern School For Autism has 525 students enrolled (420 boys and 105 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

Is Northern School For Autism a government or non-government school?

Northern School For Autism is a government school in Reservoir, Victoria.

What does the ICSEA of 1030 at Northern School For Autism 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. Northern School For Autism has an ICSEA of 1030, which places it above 60% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

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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 →