Adelaide West Special Education Centre
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Taperoo, South Australia 5017 · Port Adelaide Enfield LGA
About Adelaide West Special Education Centre
Adelaide West Special Education Centre is a public special school located in Taperoo, South Australia (5017), within the Port Adelaide Enfield local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 79 students (20 girls and 59 boys).
Adelaide West Special Education Centre has an ICSEA value of 989, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 42nd percentile of Australian schools. 17% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 38% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 18 teachers (15.6 full-time equivalent) and 41 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
Adelaide West Special Education Centre is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Adelaide West Special Education Centre have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Adelaide West Special Education Centre
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ocean View P-12 College
Taperoo · Government combined · U, R-12
629 students · ICSEA 918 · 604 m away
Our Lady of the Visitation School
Taperoo · Catholic primary · R-6
320 students · ICSEA 1026 · 727 m away
North Haven School
North Haven · Government primary · R-6
249 students · ICSEA 985 · 1.3 km away
Largs Bay School
Largs Bay · Government primary · R-6
418 students · ICSEA 1018 · 2.5 km away
Dominican School
Semaphore · Catholic primary · R-6
230 students · ICSEA 1048 · 4.2 km away
Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School
Birkenhead · Government primary · U, R-6
232 students · ICSEA 902 · 4.3 km away
Le Fevre High School
Semaphore South · Government high school · U, 7-12
456 students · ICSEA 951 · 5.0 km away
Portside Christian College
New Port · Independent combined · R-12
626 students · ICSEA 1067 · 5.6 km away
Westport Primary School
Semaphore Park · Government primary · R-6
421 students · ICSEA 1025 · 6.0 km away
St Joseph's School
Ottoway · Catholic primary · R-6
154 students · ICSEA 990 · 6.4 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
The Grove Education Centre
Woodville · Government special · U
63 students · ICSEA 992
Modbury Special School
Hope Valley · Government special · U
166 students · ICSEA 997
SA School and Services for Vision Impaired
Park Holme · Government special · U
20 students · ICSEA 965
Adelaide North Special School
Munno Para West · Government special · U
178 students · ICSEA 964
Gordon Education Centre
Mount Gambier · Government special · U
62 students · ICSEA 951
Errington Special Education Centre
Plympton · Government special · U
103 students · ICSEA 1030
Frequently asked questions
Is Adelaide West Special Education Centre a public or private school?
Adelaide West Special Education Centre is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Adelaide West Special Education Centre offer?
Adelaide West Special Education Centre offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Adelaide West Special Education Centre?
In 2025, Adelaide West Special Education Centre had 79 enrolled students (20 girls, 59 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Adelaide West Special Education Centre?
Adelaide West Special Education Centre has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 989. 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.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Adelaide West Special Education Centre?
Adelaide West Special Education Centre has about 4.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Adelaide West Special Education Centre co-ed?
Yes. Adelaide West Special Education Centre is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Adelaide West Special Education Centre?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Adelaide West Special Education Centre 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 Adelaide West Special Education Centre?
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