Hester Hornbrook Academy is a independent special school in Melbourne, Victoria, with 701 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 22.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Hester Hornbrook Academy is listed as Independent and Special, with a reported year range of 10-12.
Enrolment size
The school reports 701 total enrolments, including 390 girls and 311 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 943, with percentile 22 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 55.6% girls and 44.4% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 14.0:1, based on 49.9 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Melbourne, Victoria, within Melbourne.
Profile signals
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Hester Hornbrook Academy is listed as a independent special school in Melbourne, Victoria. The profile reports 701 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 943, and a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1 where available. The reported year range is 10-12, and the campus sits within Melbourne local government area.
Enrolment
701
reported total enrolments
390 girls
311 boys
Hester Hornbrook Academy reports 701 total enrolments, including 390 girls and 311 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 55.6% girls and 44.4% boys.
Socio-educational
22
percentile where available
ICSEA
943
Hester Hornbrook Academy sits at the 22 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
54%
Lower-middle
25%
Upper-middle
13%
Top
8%
The socio-educational distribution lists 54% in the bottom quarter, 25% in the lower-middle quarter, 13% in the upper-middle quarter, and 8% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
57
FTE teaching
49.9
Non-teaching
129
Student-teacher
14.0:1
The profile reports 57 teaching staff and 129 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
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
Hester Hornbrook Academy has 701 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 390 girls and 311 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Hester Hornbrook Academy is listed as a Independent school with school type Special. The reported year range is 10-12.
Hester Hornbrook Academy is located in Melbourne, VIC 3000. The local government area is Melbourne.
The ICSEA value for Hester Hornbrook Academy is 943 and the ICSEA percentile is 22. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Hester Hornbrook Academy is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 55.6% girls and 44.4% 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.
