Sadadeen Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0870 · Alice Springs LGA
#37 of 52 primary schools in NT
#4296 of 4,908 nationally
About Sadadeen Primary School
Sadadeen 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 118 students (61 girls and 57 boys).
Sadadeen Primary School has an ICSEA value of 793, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 3rd percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 64% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 15 teachers (13.6 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 8% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sadadeen Primary School scores 27.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 37th of 52 primary schools in NT (6th 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 793
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-8% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+80 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 Sadadeen Primary School's 118 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sadadeen Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sadadeen Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Acacia Hill School
Sadadeen · Government special · T-12
96 students · ICSEA 789 · 87 m away
Centralian Senior College
Alice Springs · Government high school · 10-12
351 students · ICSEA 879 · 442 m away
Ross Park Primary School
Alice Springs · Government primary · T-6
413 students · ICSEA 1040 · 1.0 km away
St Philip's College
Alice Springs · Independent high school · 7-12
502 students · ICSEA 1031 · 1.9 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 · 2.4 km away
Gillen Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
230 students · ICSEA 807 · 3.0 km away
Centralian Middle School
Alice Springs · Government high school · 7-9
338 students · ICSEA 816 · 3.3 km away
Bradshaw Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
381 students · ICSEA 918 · 4.0 km away
Yipirinya School
Alice Springs · Independent combined · T-10
186 students · ICSEA 729 · 4.0 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Manunda Terrace Primary School
Karama · Government primary · T-6
189 students · ICSEA 792
Gillen Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
230 students · ICSEA 807
Gray Primary School
Gray · Government primary · T-6
283 students · ICSEA 808
Malak Primary School
Malak · Government primary · T-6
148 students · ICSEA 770
Karama Primary School
Karama · Government primary · T-6
173 students · ICSEA 769
Moulden Primary School
Moulden · Government primary · T-6
211 students · ICSEA 753
Frequently asked questions
Is Sadadeen Primary School a public or private school?
Sadadeen Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Sadadeen Primary School offer?
Sadadeen Primary School offers T to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Sadadeen Primary School?
In 2025, Sadadeen Primary School had 118 enrolled students (61 girls, 57 boys), a change of -8% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sadadeen Primary School?
Sadadeen Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 793. 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 Sadadeen Primary School rank in NT?
Sadadeen Primary School ranks 37th of 52 primary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (27.8/100), and 4296th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sadadeen Primary School?
Sadadeen Primary School has about 7.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Transition at Sadadeen Primary School each year?
In 2025, Sadadeen Primary School had 10 students in Transition and 22 in Year 6.
Is Sadadeen Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Sadadeen Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sadadeen Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sadadeen 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 Sadadeen Primary 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.