Mid North Education Centre
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Port Pirie, South Australia 5540 · Port Pirie LGA
About Mid North Education Centre
Mid North Education Centre is a public special school located in Port Pirie, South Australia (5540), within the Port Pirie local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 17 students.
Mid North Education Centre has an ICSEA value of 873, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 7th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 77% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (3.4 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff.
Mid North 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 Mid North Education Centre have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mid North Education Centre
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Port Pirie West Primary School
Port Pirie · Government primary · R-6
201 students · ICSEA 873 · 804 m away
John Pirie Secondary School
Port Pirie · Government high school · U, 7-12
691 students · ICSEA 894 · 992 m away
Solomontown Primary School
Port Pirie · Government primary · U, R-6
183 students · ICSEA 881 · 2.1 km away
Risdon Park Primary School
Port Pirie · Government primary · R-6
300 students · ICSEA 944 · 3.1 km away
Airdale Primary School
Port Pirie · Government primary · R-6
119 students · ICSEA 783 · 3.2 km away
St Mark's College
Port Pirie · Catholic combined · R-12
945 students · ICSEA 1002 · 3.5 km away
Mid North Christian College
Port Pirie · Independent combined · R-12
203 students · ICSEA 998 · 4.0 km away
Napperby Primary School
Napperby · Government primary · R-6
57 students · ICSEA 920 · 10 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Port Augusta Special School
Port Augusta · Government special · U
40 students · ICSEA 860
Whyalla Special Education Centre
Whyalla Norrie · Government special · U
63 students · ICSEA 890
Youth Education Centre
Cavan · Government special · 5-12
28 students · ICSEA 894
Port Lincoln Special School
Port Lincoln · Government special · U
20 students · ICSEA 900
Bowden Brompton Community School
Brompton · Government special · 6-12
145 students · ICSEA 906
Murray Bridge Special School
Murray Bridge · Government special · U
20 students · ICSEA 914
Frequently asked questions
Is Mid North Education Centre a public or private school?
Mid North Education Centre is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Mid North Education Centre offer?
Mid North Education Centre offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Mid North Education Centre?
In 2025, Mid North Education Centre had 17 enrolled students (4 girls, 13 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Mid North Education Centre?
Mid North Education Centre has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 873. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What other schools are near Mid North Education Centre?
There are 8 other schools within 15 km of Mid North 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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