Bowden Brompton Community School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Brompton, South Australia 5007 · Charles Sturt LGA
About Bowden Brompton Community School
Bowden Brompton Community School is a public special school located in Brompton, South Australia (5007), within the Charles Sturt local government area. It caters for students from 6 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 145 students (24 girls and 121 boys).
Bowden Brompton Community School has an ICSEA value of 906, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 12th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 59% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 37 teachers (33.6 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 5% over the past five years.
Bowden Brompton Community School 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.
Enrolments by year level
How Bowden Brompton Community School's 145 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bowden Brompton Community School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bowden Brompton Community School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Brompton Primary School
Renown Park · Government primary · R-6
175 students · ICSEA 1001 · 160 m away
Immaculate Heart of Mary School
Brompton · Catholic primary · R-6
153 students · ICSEA 1105 · 391 m away
Blackfriars Priory School
Prospect · Catholic combined · R-12
786 students · ICSEA 1037 · 1.4 km away
Prospect Primary School
Prospect · Government primary · R-6
537 students · ICSEA 1109 · 1.5 km away
Rosary School
Prospect · Catholic primary · R-6
484 students · ICSEA 1101 · 1.5 km away
Australian Islamic College Adelaide
West Croydon · Independent combined · R-12
589 students · ICSEA 1016 · 1.5 km away
Prescott College
Prospect · Independent high school · 7-12
206 students · ICSEA 1016 · 1.5 km away
Adelaide Secondary School of English
West Croydon · Government high school · U
487 students · ICSEA 961 · 1.6 km away
St Dominic's Priory College
North Adelaide · Catholic combined · R-12
658 students · ICSEA 1080 · 1.6 km away
St Joseph's School
West Hindmarsh · Catholic primary · R-6
223 students · ICSEA 1063 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Port Lincoln Special School
Port Lincoln · Government special · U
20 students · ICSEA 900
Murray Bridge Special School
Murray Bridge · Government special · U
20 students · ICSEA 914
Youth Education Centre
Cavan · Government special · 5-12
28 students · ICSEA 894
Riverland Special School
Berri · Government special · U
66 students · ICSEA 920
Whyalla Special Education Centre
Whyalla Norrie · Government special · U
63 students · ICSEA 890
Mid North Education Centre
Port Pirie · Government special · U
17 students · ICSEA 873
Frequently asked questions
Is Bowden Brompton Community School a public or private school?
Bowden Brompton Community School is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Bowden Brompton Community School offer?
Bowden Brompton Community School offers 6 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Bowden Brompton Community School?
In 2025, Bowden Brompton Community School had 145 enrolled students (24 girls, 121 boys), a change of 5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bowden Brompton Community School?
Bowden Brompton Community School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 906. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bowden Brompton Community School?
Bowden Brompton Community School has about 4.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Bowden Brompton Community School?
In 2025, Bowden Brompton Community School had 15 students in Year 7 and 19 in Year 12.
Is Bowden Brompton Community School co-ed?
Yes. Bowden Brompton Community School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bowden Brompton Community School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Bowden Brompton Community 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 Bowden Brompton Community School?
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