Alice Springs Steiner School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ross, Northern Territory 0873 · Alice Springs LGA
About Alice Springs Steiner School
Alice Springs Steiner School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Ross, Northern Territory (0873), within the Alice Springs local government area. It caters for students from T to 9 and in 2025 enrolled 162 students (83 girls and 79 boys). The school is affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of the NT.
Alice Springs Steiner School has an ICSEA value of 1085, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 80th percentile of Australian schools. 45% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 6% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 18 teachers (15.3 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Alice Springs Steiner School scores 68.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of combined schools nationally and 3rd of 40 combined schools in NT (1st of 4 in the Alice Springs area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1085
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)45% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+12% enrolments since 2020 (area median +10%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+17 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 Steiner School's 162 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Alice Springs Steiner School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Alice Springs Steiner School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Yirara College
Alice Springs · Independent high school · 7-12
190 students · ICSEA 654 · 2.4 km away
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College
Alice Springs · Catholic combined · T-12
823 students · ICSEA 1028 · 4.1 km away
Gillen Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
230 students · ICSEA 807 · 4.2 km away
Centralian Middle School
Alice Springs · Government high school · 7-9
338 students · ICSEA 816 · 4.2 km away
Bradshaw Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
381 students · ICSEA 918 · 4.5 km away
St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School
Alice Springs · Catholic special · 7-12
82 students · 4.5 km away
Sadadeen Primary School
Alice Springs · Government primary · T-6
118 students · ICSEA 793 · 5.0 km away
Araluen Christian College
Alice Springs · Independent combined · T-10
104 students · ICSEA 997 · 5.0 km away
Acacia Hill School
Sadadeen · Government special · T-12
96 students · ICSEA 789 · 5.1 km away
Centralian Senior College
Alice Springs · Government high school · 10-12
351 students · ICSEA 879 · 5.3 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Haileybury Rendall School
Berrimah · Independent combined · T-12
970 students · ICSEA 1082
Nhulunbuy Christian College
Nhulunbuy · Independent combined · T-10
138 students · ICSEA 1056
Milkwood Steiner School
Berrimah · Independent combined · T-8
118 students · ICSEA 1053
The Essington School
Rapid Creek · Independent combined · T-12
782 students · ICSEA 1128
Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Howard Springs · Independent combined · T-12
1,117 students · ICSEA 1025
Palmerston Christian College
Marlow Lagoon · Independent combined · T-10
365 students · ICSEA 1008
Frequently asked questions
Is Alice Springs Steiner School a public or private school?
Alice Springs Steiner School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of the NT.
What year levels does Alice Springs Steiner School offer?
Alice Springs Steiner School offers T to 9. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Alice Springs Steiner School?
In 2025, Alice Springs Steiner School had 162 enrolled students (83 girls, 79 boys), a change of 12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Alice Springs Steiner School?
Alice Springs Steiner School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1085. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Alice Springs Steiner School rank in NT?
Alice Springs Steiner School ranks 3rd of 40 combined schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (68.5/100), and 294th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Alice Springs Steiner School?
Alice Springs Steiner School has about 10.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Transition at Alice Springs Steiner School each year?
In 2025, Alice Springs Steiner School had 23 students in Transition and 15 in Year 6.
Is Alice Springs Steiner School co-ed?
Yes. Alice Springs Steiner School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Alice Springs Steiner School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Alice Springs Steiner 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 Alice Springs Steiner School?
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