VIC / Lake Gardens / PUBLIC

Ballarat Specialist School

25 Gillies Street North, Lake Gardens, VIC, 3355

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A little about this school

Ballarat Specialist School is a government special school in Lake Gardens, Victoria. Explore its published programs and admissions information below.

Public or private: Public / government
School sector: Public (government)
Religious affiliation: Not yet verified
Denomination / tradition: Not yet verified
School level: Special
Year levels: Not yet verified
Student intake: Not yet verified

School size & community

Figures describe the school population in the stated reporting period. Some multi-campus schools report a combined total. Missing or suppressed values are not zero.

Students (headcount): 4532025
Enrolments (FTE): 452.92025
Language background other than English: 8%2025
Language background not stated: 4%2025
English-only language background: 88%2025
Girls enrolled: 1392025
Boys enrolled: 3142025
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: 10%2025
ICSEA: 9502025
ICSEA percentile: 252025
SEA · bottom quarter: 53%2025
SEA · lower middle quarter: 26%2025
SEA · upper middle quarter: 14%2025
SEA · top quarter: 7%2025
Teaching staff (headcount): 802025
Teaching staff (FTE): 71.92025
Non-teaching staff (headcount): 2082025
Non-teaching staff (FTE): 166.12025

LBOTE means a language background other than English; it is not a measure of English proficiency. ICSEA and SEA quarters describe socio-educational context, not school quality or academic performance.

Enrolments by year level

Year level	Enrolments	Measure	Period
Primary Ungraded	183	Headcount	2025 ↗
Secondary Ungraded	270	Headcount	2025 ↗
Prep	26	FTE	February 2025 ↗
Year 1	32	FTE	February 2025 ↗
Year 2	18	FTE	February 2025 ↗
Year 3	27	FTE	February 2025 ↗
Year 4	29	FTE	February 2025 ↗
Year 5	25	FTE	February 2025 ↗
Year 6	30	FTE	February 2025 ↗
Year 7	32	FTE	February 2025 ↗
Year 8	37	FTE	February 2025 ↗
Year 9	43	FTE	February 2025 ↗
Year 10	44	FTE	February 2025 ↗
Year 11	45	FTE	February 2025 ↗
Year 12	54	FTE	February 2025 ↗
Primary Ungraded	0	FTE	February 2025 ↗
Secondary Ungraded	0	FTE	February 2025 ↗

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Learning & special programs

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Academic performance

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Catchments & getting a place

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