St Patrick's Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dulwich, South Australia 5065 · Burnside LGA
About St Patrick's Special School
St Patrick's Special School is a catholic special school located in Dulwich, South Australia (5065), within the Burnside local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 51 students (15 girls and 36 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
St Patrick's Special School has an ICSEA value of 1115, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 88th percentile of Australian schools. 45% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 18 teachers (14.2 full-time equivalent) and 38 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.6 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
St Patrick's 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 St Patrick's Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Patrick's Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Rose Park Primary School
Rose Park · Government primary · R-6
525 students · ICSEA 1162 · 740 m away
Loreto College
Marryatville · Catholic combined · R-12
717 students · ICSEA 1098 · 1.3 km away
St Raphael's School
Parkside · Catholic primary · R-6
96 students · ICSEA 1048 · 1.4 km away
Glenunga International High School
Glenunga · Government high school · 7-12
2,340 students · ICSEA 1153 · 1.4 km away
Marryatville High School
Marryatville · Government high school · 7-12
1,759 students · ICSEA 1120 · 1.4 km away
Parkside Primary School
Parkside · Government primary · R-6
331 students · ICSEA 1126 · 1.5 km away
St Joseph's Memorial School
Norwood · Catholic primary · R-6
192 students · ICSEA 1108 · 1.6 km away
Linden Park Primary School
Linden Park · Government primary · R-6
981 students · ICSEA 1160 · 1.6 km away
Norwood Primary School
Norwood · Government primary · R-6
361 students · ICSEA 1148 · 1.6 km away
Mary MacKillop College
Kensington · Catholic high school · 7-12
291 students · ICSEA 1077 · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Our Lady of La Vang School
Flinders Park · Catholic special · U
70 students · ICSEA 1066
FAME - Flexible Accredited Meaningful Engagement
Christie Downs · Catholic special · 7-12
137 students · ICSEA 952
Compass Catholic Community
Davoren Park · Catholic special · 12
139 students · ICSEA 916
Edmund Rice Flexi School
Elizabeth · Catholic special · 7-12
163 students · ICSEA 908
Frequently asked questions
Is St Patrick's Special School a public or private school?
St Patrick's Special School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
What year levels does St Patrick's Special School offer?
St Patrick's Special School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend St Patrick's Special School?
In 2025, St Patrick's Special School had 51 enrolled students (15 girls, 36 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Patrick's Special School?
St Patrick's Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1115. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Patrick's Special School?
St Patrick's Special School has about 3.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is St Patrick's Special School co-ed?
Yes. St Patrick's Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Patrick's Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Patrick's 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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