Living Waters Lutheran School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0871 · Alice Springs LGA
About Living Waters Lutheran School
Living Waters Lutheran School is an independent primary school located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory (0871), within the Alice Springs local government area. It caters for students from T to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 131 students (64 girls and 67 boys). The school is affiliated with Lutheran Education SA, NT & WA.
Living Waters Lutheran School has an ICSEA value of 1029, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 60th percentile of Australian schools. 30% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (8.8 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 56% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Living Waters Lutheran School scores 54.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 12th of 52 primary schools in NT (2nd of 7 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 1029
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)30% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-56% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-9 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 Living Waters Lutheran School's 131 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Living Waters Lutheran School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Living Waters Lutheran School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Larapinta Primary School
Alice Springs · Government primary · T-6
285 students · ICSEA 909 · 227 m away
Araluen Christian College
Alice Springs · Independent combined · T-10
104 students · ICSEA 997 · 2.4 km away
Yipirinya School
Alice Springs · Independent combined · T-10
186 students · ICSEA 729 · 2.7 km away
Bradshaw Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
381 students · ICSEA 918 · 3.1 km away
Centralian Middle School
Alice Springs · Government high school · 7-9
338 students · ICSEA 816 · 3.7 km away
Gillen Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
230 students · ICSEA 807 · 4.0 km away
Alice Springs School Of The Air
Alice Springs · Government combined · T-9
77 students · ICSEA 1025 · 4.1 km away
Braitling Primary School
Braitling · Government primary · T-6
218 students · ICSEA 911 · 4.3 km away
St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School
Alice Springs · Catholic special · 7-12
82 students · 4.4 km away
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College
Alice Springs · Catholic combined · T-12
823 students · ICSEA 1028 · 4.8 km away
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Frequently asked questions
Is Living Waters Lutheran School a public or private school?
Living Waters Lutheran School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Lutheran Education SA, NT & WA.
What year levels does Living Waters Lutheran School offer?
Living Waters Lutheran School offers T to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Living Waters Lutheran School?
In 2025, Living Waters Lutheran School had 131 enrolled students (64 girls, 67 boys), a change of -56% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Living Waters Lutheran School?
Living Waters Lutheran School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1029. 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.
How does Living Waters Lutheran School rank in NT?
Living Waters Lutheran School ranks 12th of 52 primary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (54.9/100), and 2331st of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Living Waters Lutheran School?
Living Waters Lutheran School has about 14.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Transition at Living Waters Lutheran School each year?
In 2025, Living Waters Lutheran School had 16 students in Transition and 33 in Year 6.
Is Living Waters Lutheran School co-ed?
Yes. Living Waters Lutheran School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Living Waters Lutheran School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Living Waters Lutheran 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 Living Waters Lutheran School?
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