Errington Special Education Centre
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Plympton, South Australia 5038 · West Torrens LGA
About Errington Special Education Centre
Errington Special Education Centre is a public special school located in Plympton, South Australia (5038), within the West Torrens local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 103 students (25 girls and 78 boys).
Errington Special Education Centre has an ICSEA value of 1030, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 60th percentile of Australian schools. 24% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 25% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 26 teachers (23.5 full-time equivalent) and 60 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 6% over the past five years.
Errington 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 Errington Special Education Centre have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Errington Special Education Centre
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Plympton International College
Plympton · Government combined · R-12
825 students · ICSEA 1044 · 247 m away
St John the Baptist Catholic School
Plympton · Catholic primary · R-6
361 students · ICSEA 1081 · 651 m away
Plympton Primary School
Plympton · Government primary · R-6
272 students · ICSEA 1071 · 831 m away
Emmaus Christian College
South Plympton · Independent combined · R-12
1,084 students · ICSEA 1137 · 1.4 km away
Immanuel College
Novar Gardens · Independent high school · 7-12
1,184 students · ICSEA 1117 · 1.4 km away
Immanuel Primary School
Novar Gardens · Independent primary · R-6
575 students · ICSEA 1120 · 1.6 km away
Forbes Primary School
South Plympton · Government primary · U, R-6
235 students · ICSEA 1002 · 2.0 km away
Black Forest Primary School
Black Forest · Government primary · R-6
410 students · ICSEA 1108 · 2.4 km away
St Anthony's School
Edwardstown · Catholic primary · R-6
116 students · ICSEA 1090 · 2.4 km away
Our Lady of Grace School
Glengowrie · Catholic primary · R-6
225 students · ICSEA 1075 · 2.8 km away
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Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and Services
Park Holme · Government special · U
34 students · ICSEA 1035
Adelaide East Education Centre
Campbelltown · Government special · U
49 students · ICSEA 1056
Modbury Special School
Hope Valley · Government special · U
166 students · ICSEA 997
The Grove Education Centre
Woodville · Government special · U
63 students · ICSEA 992
Adelaide West Special Education Centre
Taperoo · Government special · U
79 students · ICSEA 989
SA School and Services for Vision Impaired
Park Holme · Government special · U
20 students · ICSEA 965
Frequently asked questions
Is Errington Special Education Centre a public or private school?
Errington Special Education Centre is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Errington Special Education Centre offer?
Errington Special Education Centre offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Errington Special Education Centre?
In 2025, Errington Special Education Centre had 103 enrolled students (25 girls, 78 boys), a change of -6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Errington Special Education Centre?
Errington Special Education Centre has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1030. 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 Errington Special Education Centre?
Errington Special Education Centre has about 4.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Errington Special Education Centre co-ed?
Yes. Errington Special Education Centre is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Errington Special Education Centre?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Errington 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 Errington Special Education Centre?
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