Ceduna Area School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ceduna, South Australia 5690 · Ceduna LGA
#140 of 145 combined schools in SA
#1198 of 1,259 nationally
About Ceduna Area School
Ceduna Area School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Ceduna, South Australia (5690), within the Ceduna local government area. It caters for students from U, R to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 448 students (203 girls and 245 boys).
Ceduna Area School has an ICSEA value of 859, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 5th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 54% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 44 teachers (42.4 full-time equivalent) and 33 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Ceduna Area School scores 23.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 140th of 145 combined schools in SA (2nd of 2 in the Ceduna area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 859
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)5% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-1% enrolments since 2020 (area median +2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-43 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 Ceduna Area School's 448 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Ceduna Area School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ceduna Area School a public or private school?
Ceduna Area School is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Ceduna Area School offer?
Ceduna Area School offers U, R to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Ceduna Area School?
In 2025, Ceduna Area School had 448 enrolled students (203 girls, 245 boys), a change of -1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Ceduna Area School?
Ceduna Area School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 859. 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 Ceduna Area School rank in SA?
Ceduna Area School ranks 140th of 145 combined schools in South Australia on the Success Index (23.6/100), and 1198th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Ceduna Area School?
Ceduna Area School has about 10.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Ceduna Area School?
In 2025, Ceduna Area School had 37 students in Year 7 and 22 in Year 12.
Is Ceduna Area School co-ed?
Yes. Ceduna Area School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Ceduna Area School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Ceduna Area 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.
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