Acacia Hill School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sadadeen, Northern Territory 0871 · Alice Springs LGA
About Acacia Hill School
Acacia Hill School is a public special school located in Sadadeen, Northern Territory (0871), within the Alice Springs local government area. It caters for students from T to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 96 students (23 girls and 73 boys).
Acacia Hill School has an ICSEA value of 789, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 3rd percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 63% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 25 teachers (22.8 full-time equivalent) and 39 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 17% over the past five years.
Acacia Hill School is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Acacia Hill School's 96 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Acacia Hill School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Acacia Hill School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Sadadeen Primary School
Alice Springs · Government primary · T-6
118 students · ICSEA 793 · 87 m away
Centralian Senior College
Alice Springs · Government high school · 10-12
351 students · ICSEA 879 · 415 m away
Ross Park Primary School
Alice Springs · Government primary · T-6
413 students · ICSEA 1040 · 1.0 km away
St Philip's College
Alice Springs · Independent high school · 7-12
502 students · ICSEA 1031 · 1.9 km away
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College
Alice Springs · Catholic combined · T-12
823 students · ICSEA 1028 · 2.3 km away
St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School
Alice Springs · Catholic special · 7-12
82 students · 2.5 km away
Gillen Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
230 students · ICSEA 807 · 3.1 km away
Centralian Middle School
Alice Springs · Government high school · 7-9
338 students · ICSEA 816 · 3.4 km away
Bradshaw Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
381 students · ICSEA 918 · 4.0 km away
Braitling Primary School
Braitling · Government primary · T-6
218 students · ICSEA 911 · 4.0 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Kintore Street School
Katherine · Government special · T-12
55 students · ICSEA 757
Henbury School
Tiwi · Government special · 7-12
195 students · ICSEA 894
Nemarluk School
Alawa · Government special · T-6
170 students · ICSEA 929
Forrest Parade School
Bellamack · Government special · T-6
118 students · ICSEA 939
Frequently asked questions
Is Acacia Hill School a public or private school?
Acacia Hill School is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Acacia Hill School offer?
Acacia Hill School offers T to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Acacia Hill School?
In 2025, Acacia Hill School had 96 enrolled students (23 girls, 73 boys), a change of 17% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Acacia Hill School?
Acacia Hill School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 789. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Acacia Hill School?
Acacia Hill School has about 4.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Acacia Hill School?
In 2025, Acacia Hill School had 5 students in Year 7 and 3 in Year 12.
Is Acacia Hill School co-ed?
Yes. Acacia Hill School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Acacia Hill School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Acacia Hill School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Acacia Hill School?
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