Compass Catholic Community
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Davoren Park, South Australia 5113 · Playford LGA
About Compass Catholic Community
Compass Catholic Community is a catholic special school located in Davoren Park, South Australia (5113), within the Playford local government area. It caters for students from 12 and in 2025 enrolled 139 students (74 girls and 65 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
Compass Catholic Community has an ICSEA value of 916, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 14th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 64% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 14 teachers (13.9 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.0 to 1.
Compass Catholic Community 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 Compass Catholic Community's 139 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Compass Catholic Community have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Compass Catholic Community
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
John Hartley School B-6
Smithfield Plains · Government primary · U, R-6
685 students · ICSEA 903 · 587 m away
Swallowcliffe School P-6
Davoren Park · Government primary · U, R-6
423 students · ICSEA 917 · 1.5 km away
St Columba College
Andrews Farm · Catholic combined · R-12
1,519 students · ICSEA 973 · 1.6 km away
Elizabeth North Primary School
Elizabeth North · Government primary · U, R-6
514 students · ICSEA 907 · 2.0 km away
Mark Oliphant College (B-12)
Munno Para West · Government combined · U, R-12
1,685 students · ICSEA 919 · 2.4 km away
Elizabeth Downs Primary School
Elizabeth Downs · Government primary · U, R-6
420 students · ICSEA 904 · 2.5 km away
Blakeview Primary School
Blakeview · Government primary · U, R-6
542 students · ICSEA 921 · 2.5 km away
Taparra Primary School
Elizabeth Downs · Government primary · U, R-6
131 students · ICSEA 926 · 2.5 km away
Craigmore High School
Blakeview · Government high school · U, 7-12
1,245 students · ICSEA 916 · 2.6 km away
Adelaide North Special School
Munno Para West · Government special · U
178 students · ICSEA 964 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Edmund Rice Flexi School
Elizabeth · Catholic special · 7-12
163 students · ICSEA 908
FAME - Flexible Accredited Meaningful Engagement
Christie Downs · Catholic special · 7-12
137 students · ICSEA 952
Our Lady of La Vang School
Flinders Park · Catholic special · U
70 students · ICSEA 1066
St Patrick's Special School
Dulwich · Catholic special · U
51 students · ICSEA 1115
Frequently asked questions
Is Compass Catholic Community a public or private school?
Compass Catholic Community is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
What year levels does Compass Catholic Community offer?
Compass Catholic Community offers 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Compass Catholic Community?
In 2025, Compass Catholic Community had 139 enrolled students (74 girls, 65 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Compass Catholic Community?
Compass Catholic Community has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 916. 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 Compass Catholic Community?
Compass Catholic Community has about 10.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Compass Catholic Community co-ed?
Yes. Compass Catholic Community is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Compass Catholic Community?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Compass Catholic Community 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 Compass Catholic Community?
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