Tenison Woods College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290 · Mount Gambier LGA
#50 of 145 combined schools in SA
#636 of 1,259 nationally
About Tenison Woods College
Tenison Woods College is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Mount Gambier, South Australia (5290), within the Mount Gambier local government area. It caters for students from R to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,552 students (741 girls and 811 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
Tenison Woods College has an ICSEA value of 1031, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 60th percentile of Australian schools. 20% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 23% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 140 teachers (126.2 full-time equivalent) and 100 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 27% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Tenison Woods College scores 50.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of combined schools nationally and 50th of 145 combined schools in SA (1st of 2 in the Mount Gambier area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1031
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)20% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+27% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-8 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Tenison Woods College's 1,552 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Tenison Woods College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Tenison Woods College
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 · 980 m away
Gordon Education Centre
Mount Gambier · Government special · U
62 students · ICSEA 951 · 1.2 km away
Reidy Park Primary School
Mount Gambier · Government primary · R-6
474 students · ICSEA 990 · 1.6 km away
Mulga Street Primary School
Mount Gambier · Government primary · R-6
189 students · ICSEA 943 · 1.9 km away
Mount Gambier North Primary School
Mount Gambier · Government primary · U, R-6
190 students · ICSEA 888 · 2.2 km away
McDonald Park School
Mount Gambier · Government primary · U, R-6
379 students · ICSEA 948 · 3.4 km away
Suttontown Primary School
Suttontown · Government primary · R-6
101 students · ICSEA 960 · 3.7 km away
Melaleuca Park Primary School
Mount Gambier · Government primary · U, R-6
107 students · ICSEA 882 · 3.8 km away
Compton Primary School
Suttontown · Government primary · R-6
76 students · ICSEA 980 · 3.8 km away
St Martins Lutheran College
Mount Gambier · Independent combined · R-12
810 students · ICSEA 1028 · 3.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Blackfriars Priory School
Prospect · Catholic combined · R-12
786 students · ICSEA 1037
St Paul's College
Gilles Plains · Catholic combined · R-12
1,191 students · ICSEA 1037
Cardijn College
Noarlunga Downs · Catholic combined · R-12
2,247 students · ICSEA 1019
St Joseph's School
Port Lincoln · Catholic combined · R-12
829 students · ICSEA 1015
Nazareth Catholic College
Flinders Park · Catholic combined · R-12
2,576 students · ICSEA 1049
St Francis de Sales College
Mount Barker · Catholic combined · R-12
1,047 students · ICSEA 1051
Frequently asked questions
Is Tenison Woods College a public or private school?
Tenison Woods College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
What year levels does Tenison Woods College offer?
Tenison Woods College offers R to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Tenison Woods College?
In 2025, Tenison Woods College had 1,552 enrolled students (741 girls, 811 boys), a change of 27% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Tenison Woods College?
Tenison Woods College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1031. 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.
How does Tenison Woods College rank in SA?
Tenison Woods College ranks 50th of 145 combined schools in South Australia on the Success Index (50.9/100), and 636th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Tenison Woods College?
Tenison Woods College has about 12.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Tenison Woods College?
In 2025, Tenison Woods College had 167 students in Year 7 and 107 in Year 12.
Is Tenison Woods College co-ed?
Yes. Tenison Woods College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Tenison Woods College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Tenison Woods College 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 Tenison Woods College?
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