Gordon Education Centre
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290 · Mount Gambier LGA
About Gordon Education Centre
Gordon Education Centre is a public special school located in Mount Gambier, South Australia (5290), within the Mount Gambier local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 62 students (20 girls and 42 boys).
Gordon Education Centre has an ICSEA value of 951, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 25th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 46% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 13 teachers (12.4 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 6% over the past five years.
Gordon 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 Gordon Education Centre have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Gordon Education Centre
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mount Gambier High School
Mount Gambier · Government high school · U, 7-12
778 students · ICSEA 946 · 250 m away
Reidy Park Primary School
Mount Gambier · Government primary · R-6
474 students · ICSEA 990 · 1.1 km away
Mount Gambier North Primary School
Mount Gambier · Government primary · U, R-6
190 students · ICSEA 888 · 1.1 km away
Tenison Woods College
Mount Gambier · Catholic combined · R-12
1,552 students · ICSEA 1031 · 1.2 km away
Mulga Street Primary School
Mount Gambier · Government primary · R-6
189 students · ICSEA 943 · 1.7 km away
McDonald Park School
Mount Gambier · Government primary · U, R-6
379 students · ICSEA 948 · 2.2 km away
St Martins Lutheran College
Mount Gambier · Independent combined · R-12
810 students · ICSEA 1028 · 2.6 km away
Melaleuca Park Primary School
Mount Gambier · Government primary · U, R-6
107 students · ICSEA 882 · 2.9 km away
Suttontown Primary School
Suttontown · Government primary · R-6
101 students · ICSEA 960 · 3.1 km away
Grant High School
Mount Gambier · Government high school · U, 7-12
978 students · ICSEA 954 · 3.5 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Adelaide North Special School
Munno Para West · Government special · U
178 students · ICSEA 964
SA School and Services for Vision Impaired
Park Holme · Government special · U
20 students · ICSEA 965
Riverland Special School
Berri · Government special · U
66 students · ICSEA 920
Murray Bridge Special School
Murray Bridge · Government special · U
20 students · ICSEA 914
Adelaide West Special Education Centre
Taperoo · Government special · U
79 students · ICSEA 989
The Grove Education Centre
Woodville · Government special · U
63 students · ICSEA 992
Frequently asked questions
Is Gordon Education Centre a public or private school?
Gordon Education Centre is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Gordon Education Centre offer?
Gordon Education Centre offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Gordon Education Centre?
In 2025, Gordon Education Centre had 62 enrolled students (20 girls, 42 boys), a change of -6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Gordon Education Centre?
Gordon Education Centre has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 951. 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 Gordon Education Centre?
Gordon Education Centre has about 5.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Gordon Education Centre co-ed?
Yes. Gordon Education Centre is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Gordon Education Centre?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Gordon 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.
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