Ballarat Specialist School is a government special school in Lake Gardens, Victoria, with 453 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 6.3:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 25.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Ballarat Specialist School is listed as Government and Special, with a reported year range of U.
Enrolment size
The school reports 453 total enrolments, including 139 girls and 314 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 950, with percentile 25 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 30.7% girls and 69.3% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 6.3:1, based on 71.9 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Lake Gardens, Victoria, within Ballarat.
Profile signals
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Ballarat Specialist School is listed as a government special school in Lake Gardens, Victoria. The profile reports 453 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 950, and a student-teacher ratio of 6.3:1 where available. The reported year range is U, and the campus sits within Ballarat local government area.
Enrolment
453
reported total enrolments
139 girls
314 boys
Ballarat Specialist School reports 453 total enrolments, including 139 girls and 314 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 30.7% girls and 69.3% boys.
Socio-educational
25
percentile where available
ICSEA
950
Ballarat Specialist School sits at the 25 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
53%
Lower-middle
26%
Upper-middle
14%
Top
7%
The socio-educational distribution lists 53% in the bottom quarter, 26% in the lower-middle quarter, 14% in the upper-middle quarter, and 7% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
80
FTE teaching
71.9
Non-teaching
208
Student-teacher
6.3:1
The profile reports 80 teaching staff and 208 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 6.3:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
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Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
Nearby
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FAQ
Ballarat Specialist School has 453 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 139 girls and 314 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Ballarat Specialist School is listed as a Government school with school type Special. The reported year range is U.
Ballarat Specialist School is located in Lake Gardens, VIC 3355. The local government area is Ballarat.
The ICSEA value for Ballarat Specialist School is 950 and the ICSEA percentile is 25. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Ballarat Specialist School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 30.7% girls and 69.3% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
