Ross Park Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0870 · Alice Springs LGA
About Ross Park Primary School
Ross Park Primary School is a public primary school located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory (0870), within the Alice Springs local government area. It caters for students from T to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 413 students (210 girls and 203 boys).
Ross Park Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1040, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 64th percentile of Australian schools. 33% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 15% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 32 teachers (29.1 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.2 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Ross Park Primary School scores 61.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 6th of 52 primary schools in NT (1st 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 1040
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)33% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-5 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 Ross Park Primary School's 413 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Ross Park Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Ross Park Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Centralian Senior College
Alice Springs · Government high school · 10-12
351 students · ICSEA 879 · 590 m away
St Philip's College
Alice Springs · Independent high school · 7-12
502 students · ICSEA 1031 · 963 m away
Acacia Hill School
Sadadeen · Government special · T-12
96 students · ICSEA 789 · 1.0 km away
Sadadeen Primary School
Alice Springs · Government primary · T-6
118 students · ICSEA 793 · 1.0 km away
St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School
Alice Springs · Catholic special · 7-12
82 students · 2.1 km away
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College
Alice Springs · Catholic combined · T-12
823 students · ICSEA 1028 · 2.2 km away
Gillen Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
230 students · ICSEA 807 · 2.8 km away
Braitling Primary School
Braitling · Government primary · T-6
218 students · ICSEA 911 · 3.1 km away
Alice Springs School Of The Air
Alice Springs · Government combined · T-9
77 students · ICSEA 1025 · 3.1 km away
Centralian Middle School
Alice Springs · Government high school · 7-9
338 students · ICSEA 816 · 3.2 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Nakara Primary School
Nakara · Government primary · T-6
409 students · ICSEA 1051
Stuart Park Primary School
Stuart Park · Government primary · T-6
492 students · ICSEA 1054
Leanyer Primary School
Leanyer · Government primary · T-6
538 students · ICSEA 1024
Douglas Daly School
Douglas-Daly · Government primary · 1-6
5 students · ICSEA 1022
Durack Primary School
Durack · Government primary · T-6
474 students · ICSEA 1017
Nightcliff Primary School
Nightcliff · Government primary · T-6
478 students · ICSEA 1063
Frequently asked questions
Is Ross Park Primary School a public or private school?
Ross Park Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Ross Park Primary School offer?
Ross Park Primary School offers T to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Ross Park Primary School?
In 2025, Ross Park Primary School had 413 enrolled students (210 girls, 203 boys), a change of -2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Ross Park Primary School?
Ross Park Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1040. 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 Ross Park Primary School rank in NT?
Ross Park Primary School ranks 6th of 52 primary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (61.0/100), and 1842nd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Ross Park Primary School?
Ross Park Primary School has about 14.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Transition at Ross Park Primary School each year?
In 2025, Ross Park Primary School had 71 students in Transition and 54 in Year 6.
Is Ross Park Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Ross Park Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Ross Park Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Ross Park Primary 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 Ross Park Primary School?
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