Merri River School
189 Wollaston Road, Warrnambool, 3280
Special government school · South-Western Victoria · regional · 176 students (57 female, 119 male)
Measures from the 2025 Annual Report to the School Community · school number 5277 · 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 4 comparable measures below.
Performance Summary
Senior secondary
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exiting to further study or full-time work (2024; 22.9% over 4 years) | 23.8% | 40.3% | 81.5% | -16.5 |
Surveys
| Measure | This school | Similar schools | State | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent satisfaction (2025) | 90.0% | 84.0% | 86.9% | +6.0 |
| Staff view of school climate (2025) | 54.0% | 64.8% | 68.0% | -10.8 |
Enrolments at each February census
Enrolments have grown 8.3% over 5 years.
- 2017130
- 2018139
- 2019152
- 2020163
- 2021166
- 2022166
- 2023165
- 2024173
- 2025177
A special focus
Merri River School is a centre of excellence providing individualised programs for students with an intellectual disability.
From this school’s own Annual Report. Other schools with a particular focus are listed here.
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