Alice Springs School Of The Air
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0870 · Alice Springs LGA
About Alice Springs School Of The Air
Alice Springs School Of The Air is a public combined (K–12) school located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory (0870), within the Alice Springs local government area. It caters for students from T to 9 and in 2025 enrolled 77 students (39 girls and 38 boys).
Alice Springs School Of The Air has an ICSEA value of 1025, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 58th percentile of Australian schools. 17% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 15% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 20 teachers (16.2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 16% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Alice Springs School Of The Air scores 51.8 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1025
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)17% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)4.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-16% enrolments since 2020 (area median +10%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+133 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Alice Springs School Of The Air's 77 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Alice Springs School Of The Air have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Alice Springs School Of The Air
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Braitling Primary School
Braitling · Government primary · T-6
218 students · ICSEA 911 · 170 m away
St Philip's College
Alice Springs · Independent high school · 7-12
502 students · ICSEA 1031 · 2.2 km away
Yipirinya School
Alice Springs · Independent combined · T-10
186 students · ICSEA 729 · 2.3 km away
St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School
Alice Springs · Catholic special · 7-12
82 students · 3.0 km away
Ross Park Primary School
Alice Springs · Government primary · T-6
413 students · ICSEA 1040 · 3.1 km away
Gillen Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
230 students · ICSEA 807 · 3.4 km away
Centralian Middle School
Alice Springs · Government high school · 7-9
338 students · ICSEA 816 · 3.5 km away
Bradshaw Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
381 students · ICSEA 918 · 3.5 km away
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College
Alice Springs · Catholic combined · T-12
823 students · ICSEA 1028 · 3.5 km away
Araluen Christian College
Alice Springs · Independent combined · T-10
104 students · ICSEA 997 · 3.6 km away
Similar schools
Government combined schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Yulara School
Yulara · Government combined · T-11
50 students · ICSEA 997
Katherine School Of The Air
Katherine · Government combined · T-9
137 students · ICSEA 931
Dundee Beach School
Dundee Beach · Government combined · T-12
42 students · ICSEA 922
Alyangula Area School
Alyangula · Government combined · T-11
203 students · ICSEA 888
Adelaide River School
Adelaide River · Government combined · T-8
50 students · ICSEA 855
Mataranka School
Mataranka · Government combined · 2-10
23 students · ICSEA 844
Frequently asked questions
Is Alice Springs School Of The Air a public or private school?
Alice Springs School Of The Air is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Alice Springs School Of The Air offer?
Alice Springs School Of The Air offers T to 9. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Alice Springs School Of The Air?
In 2025, Alice Springs School Of The Air had 77 enrolled students (39 girls, 38 boys), a change of -16% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Alice Springs School Of The Air?
Alice Springs School Of The Air has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1025. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Alice Springs School Of The Air?
Alice Springs School Of The Air has about 4.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Alice Springs School Of The Air?
In 2025, Alice Springs School Of The Air had 7 students in Year 7.
Is Alice Springs School Of The Air co-ed?
Yes. Alice Springs School Of The Air is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Alice Springs School Of The Air?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Alice Springs School Of The Air 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 Alice Springs School Of The Air?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Windsor Gardens, about 1327 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.