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Sale and District Specialist School

Sale and District Specialist School is a government special school in Sale, Victoria, with 101 students.

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101
Students
62 boys · 39 girls
U
Year range
937
ICSEA
avg = 1000
5%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 937

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 20% of Australian schools.

Suburb Sale 3850
Local government area Wellington
Remoteness Inner Regional
Sector Government
School type Special
Indigenous students 14%
Statistical area (SA2) Sale
Official website www.salesds.vic.edu.au/
Enrolments 2016-2025

Sale and District Specialist School had 101 students in 2025, compared with 67 in 2016 (up 51%).

67 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 101 '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.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pin is approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

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Sale and District Specialist 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: Sale

$550,000
Median house price
Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Sale median
15
Childcare services
ACECQA register
37.0%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
15,232
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Sale 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 Sale profile →

Nearest schools to Sale and District Specialist School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Gippsland Grammar Independent Prep-12 1,039 1096 1.4 km
Guthridge Primary School Government Prep-6 267 973 1.9 km
St Thomas' School Catholic Prep-6 289 1039 2.3 km
Sale Primary School Government Prep-6 465 1003 3.0 km
Sale College Government 7-12 782 943 3.1 km
Catholic College Sale Catholic 7-12 872 1015 3.1 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 Sale and District Specialist School

How many students go to Sale and District Specialist School?

Sale and District Specialist School has 101 students enrolled (62 boys and 39 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

Is Sale and District Specialist School a government or non-government school?

Sale and District Specialist School is a government school in Sale, Victoria.

What does the ICSEA of 937 at Sale and District 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. Sale and District Specialist School has an ICSEA of 937, which places it above 20% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Sale and District Specialist School?

15 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Sale, 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 →