Barwon Valley School
76 - 94 Laura Avenue, Belmont, 3216
Special government school · South-Western Victoria · regional · 155 students (53 female, 102 male)
Measures from the 2025 Annual Report to the School Community · school number 5368 · source document · JSON
The Gap column is this school minus its Similar Schools group: the Department of Education's own comparison with government schools of similar intake. Positive is better, except for absence days. The headline figure averages the 3 comparable measures below.
Performance Summary
Senior secondary
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exiting to further study or full-time work (2024; 47.7% over 4 years) | 66.7% | 40.3% | 81.5% | +26.4 |
| Real retention rate, Year 7 to 12 (2025; 90.6% over 4 years) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 68.8% | +0.0 |
Surveys
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent satisfaction (2025) | 94.9% | 89.1% | 86.9% | +5.8 |
| Staff view of school climate (2025) | 62.8% | 68.5% | 68.0% | -5.7 |
Enrolments at each February census
Enrolments have shrunk 19.7% over 5 years; Year 7 intake down 7.7% over 5 years.
- 2017222
- 2018224
- 2019213
- 2020192
- 2021169
- 2022168
- 2023158
- 2024158
- 2025154
Deep Almanac is a secondary source and this page is provided for general information and reference. It is not financial, investment, legal, valuation, educational or other professional advice, and it is not a substitute for checking the original source. Measures are the Department of Education's own published figures, taken from each school's most recent Annual Report, so a school's numbers are only as current as its last report; the Department suppresses a value when a cohort is too small to publish, and a single year can move sharply at a small school. You are responsible for any decision you or your software makes in reliance on this page. See our terms of use.