Murray Bridge Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Murray Bridge, South Australia 5253 · Murray Bridge LGA
About Murray Bridge Special School
Murray Bridge Special School is a public special school located in Murray Bridge, South Australia (5253), within the Murray Bridge local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 20 students (4 girls and 16 boys).
Murray Bridge Special School has an ICSEA value of 914, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 14th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 61% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (4.6 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 13% over the past five years.
Murray Bridge Special School 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 Murray Bridge Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Murray Bridge Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Murray Bridge North School
Murray Bridge · Government primary · U, R-6
486 students · ICSEA 924 · 0 m away
St Joseph's School
Murray Bridge · Catholic combined · R-9
428 students · ICSEA 955 · 412 m away
Tyndale Christian School Murray Bridge
Murray Bridge · Independent combined · R-12
263 students · ICSEA 940 · 1.8 km away
Murray Bridge South Primary School
Murray Bridge · Government primary · R-6
238 students · ICSEA 878 · 2.0 km away
Murray Bridge High School
Murray Bridge · Government high school · U, 7-12
1,228 students · ICSEA 918 · 2.4 km away
Fraser Park Primary School
Murray Bridge · Government primary · R-6
83 students · ICSEA 818 · 2.8 km away
Unity College
Murray Bridge · Independent combined · R-12
761 students · ICSEA 1004 · 3.8 km away
Mypolonga Primary School
Mypolonga · Government primary · R-6
141 students · ICSEA 990 · 12 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Riverland Special School
Berri · Government special · U
66 students · ICSEA 920
Bowden Brompton Community School
Brompton · Government special · 6-12
145 students · ICSEA 906
Port Lincoln Special School
Port Lincoln · Government special · U
20 students · ICSEA 900
Youth Education Centre
Cavan · Government special · 5-12
28 students · ICSEA 894
Whyalla Special Education Centre
Whyalla Norrie · Government special · U
63 students · ICSEA 890
Gordon Education Centre
Mount Gambier · Government special · U
62 students · ICSEA 951
Frequently asked questions
Is Murray Bridge Special School a public or private school?
Murray Bridge Special School is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Murray Bridge Special School offer?
Murray Bridge Special School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Murray Bridge Special School?
In 2025, Murray Bridge Special School had 20 enrolled students (4 girls, 16 boys), a change of -13% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Murray Bridge Special School?
Murray Bridge Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 914. 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 Murray Bridge Special School?
Murray Bridge Special School has about 4.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Murray Bridge Special School co-ed?
Yes. Murray Bridge Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Murray Bridge Special School?
There are 8 other schools within 15 km of Murray Bridge Special 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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