Centralian Senior College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0870 · Alice Springs LGA
About Centralian Senior College
Centralian Senior College is a public high school located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory (0870), within the Alice Springs local government area. It caters for students from 10 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 351 students (164 girls and 187 boys).
Centralian Senior College has an ICSEA value of 879, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 7th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 48% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 38 teachers (35.9 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 18% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Centralian Senior College scores 25.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 14th of 23 secondary schools in NT (3rd 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 879
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)9% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-18% enrolments since 2020 (area median -11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-28 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 Senior College's 351 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Centralian Senior College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Centralian Senior College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Acacia Hill School
Sadadeen · Government special · T-12
96 students · ICSEA 789 · 415 m away
Sadadeen Primary School
Alice Springs · Government primary · T-6
118 students · ICSEA 793 · 442 m away
Ross Park Primary School
Alice Springs · Government primary · T-6
413 students · ICSEA 1040 · 590 m away
St Philip's College
Alice Springs · Independent high school · 7-12
502 students · ICSEA 1031 · 1.5 km away
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College
Alice Springs · Catholic combined · T-12
823 students · ICSEA 1028 · 2.2 km away
St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School
Alice Springs · Catholic special · 7-12
82 students · 2.3 km away
Gillen Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
230 students · ICSEA 807 · 2.9 km away
Centralian Middle School
Alice Springs · Government high school · 7-9
338 students · ICSEA 816 · 3.2 km away
Braitling Primary School
Braitling · Government primary · T-6
218 students · ICSEA 911 · 3.6 km away
Alice Springs School Of The Air
Alice Springs · Government combined · T-9
77 students · ICSEA 1025 · 3.7 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Palmerston College
Driver · Government high school · 7-12
1,267 students · ICSEA 884
Sanderson High School
Malak · Government high school · 7-9
328 students · ICSEA 863
Nhulunbuy High School
Nhulunbuy · Government high school · 7-12
279 students · ICSEA 903
Northern Territory School of Distance Education
The Gardens · Government high school · 9-12
252 students · ICSEA 837
Taminmin College
Humpty Doo · Government high school · 7-12
1,049 students · ICSEA 937
Centralian Middle School
Alice Springs · Government high school · 7-9
338 students · ICSEA 816
Frequently asked questions
Is Centralian Senior College a public or private school?
Centralian Senior College is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Centralian Senior College offer?
Centralian Senior College offers 10 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Centralian Senior College?
In 2025, Centralian Senior College had 351 enrolled students (164 girls, 187 boys), a change of -18% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Centralian Senior College?
Centralian Senior College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 879. 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 Senior College rank in NT?
Centralian Senior College ranks 14th of 23 secondary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (25.3/100), and 1300th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Centralian Senior College?
Centralian Senior College has about 9.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Centralian Senior College co-ed?
Yes. Centralian Senior College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Centralian Senior College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Centralian Senior College 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 Senior College?
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.