Centralian Middle School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0870 · Alice Springs LGA
About Centralian Middle School
Centralian Middle School is a public high school located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory (0870), within the Alice Springs local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 9 and in 2025 enrolled 338 students (170 girls and 168 boys).
Centralian Middle School has an ICSEA value of 816, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 3rd percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 60% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 40 teachers (37.7 full-time equivalent) and 38 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 5% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Centralian Middle School scores 25.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 13th of 23 secondary schools in NT (2nd 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 816
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+5% enrolments since 2020 (area median -11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-25 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 Centralian Middle School's 338 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Centralian Middle School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Centralian Middle School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Gillen Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
230 students · ICSEA 807 · 329 m away
Bradshaw Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
381 students · ICSEA 918 · 665 m away
St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School
Alice Springs · Catholic special · 7-12
82 students · 1.0 km away
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College
Alice Springs · Catholic combined · T-12
823 students · ICSEA 1028 · 1.1 km away
Araluen Christian College
Alice Springs · Independent combined · T-10
104 students · ICSEA 997 · 1.4 km away
Yipirinya School
Alice Springs · Independent combined · T-10
186 students · ICSEA 729 · 1.5 km away
St Philip's College
Alice Springs · Independent high school · 7-12
502 students · ICSEA 1031 · 2.7 km away
Ross Park Primary School
Alice Springs · Government primary · T-6
413 students · ICSEA 1040 · 3.2 km away
Centralian Senior College
Alice Springs · Government high school · 10-12
351 students · ICSEA 879 · 3.2 km away
Sadadeen Primary School
Alice Springs · Government primary · T-6
118 students · ICSEA 793 · 3.3 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Katherine High School
Katherine East · Government high school · 7-12
468 students · ICSEA 797
Northern Territory School of Distance Education
The Gardens · Government high school · 9-12
252 students · ICSEA 837
Top End School of Flexible Learning
Malak · Government high school · 5-12
123 students · ICSEA 789
Sanderson High School
Malak · Government high school · 7-9
328 students · ICSEA 863
Tennant Creek High School
Tennant Creek · Government high school · 7-12
142 students · ICSEA 754
Centralian Senior College
Alice Springs · Government high school · 10-12
351 students · ICSEA 879
Frequently asked questions
Is Centralian Middle School a public or private school?
Centralian Middle School is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Centralian Middle School offer?
Centralian Middle School offers 7 to 9. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Centralian Middle School?
In 2025, Centralian Middle School had 338 enrolled students (170 girls, 168 boys), a change of 5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Centralian Middle School?
Centralian Middle School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 816. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Centralian Middle School rank in NT?
Centralian Middle School ranks 13th of 23 secondary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (25.7/100), and 1285th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Centralian Middle School?
Centralian Middle School has about 9.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Centralian Middle School?
In 2025, Centralian Middle School had 118 students in Year 7.
Is Centralian Middle School co-ed?
Yes. Centralian Middle School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Centralian Middle School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Centralian Middle 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 Centralian Middle School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Windsor Gardens, about 1324 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.