The Grove Education Centre
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Woodville, South Australia 5011 · Charles Sturt LGA
About The Grove Education Centre
The Grove Education Centre is a public special school located in Woodville, South Australia (5011), within the Charles Sturt local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 63 students (19 girls and 44 boys).
The Grove Education Centre has an ICSEA value of 992, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 43rd percentile of Australian schools. 11% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 37% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 14 teachers (12.2 full-time equivalent) and 39 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 12% over the past five years.
The Grove 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 The Grove Education Centre have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near The Grove Education Centre
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Woodville High School
St Clair · Government high school · U, 7-12
1,170 students · ICSEA 973 · 328 m away
Whitefriars School
Woodville Park · Catholic primary · R-6
603 students · ICSEA 1076 · 719 m away
Ngutu College
Woodville North · Independent combined · R-11
260 students · ICSEA 909 · 952 m away
Challa Gardens Primary School
Kilkenny · Government primary · U, R-6
251 students · ICSEA 982 · 1.1 km away
Woodville Gardens School Birth-6
Woodville Gardens · Government primary · U, R-6
478 students · ICSEA 983 · 1.3 km away
Woodville Primary School
Woodville South · Government primary · R-6
204 students · ICSEA 1020 · 1.3 km away
St Margaret Mary's School
Croydon Park · Catholic primary · R-6
324 students · ICSEA 1024 · 2.0 km away
Pennington School R-6
Pennington · Government primary · U, R-6
262 students · ICSEA 934 · 2.1 km away
Kilkenny Primary School
West Croydon · Government primary · U, R-6
450 students · ICSEA 1069 · 2.1 km away
St Patrick's School
Mansfield Park · Catholic primary · R-6
180 students · ICSEA 1002 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Adelaide West Special Education Centre
Taperoo · Government special · U
79 students · ICSEA 989
Modbury Special School
Hope Valley · Government special · U
166 students · ICSEA 997
SA School and Services for Vision Impaired
Park Holme · Government special · U
20 students · ICSEA 965
Adelaide North Special School
Munno Para West · Government special · U
178 students · ICSEA 964
Errington Special Education Centre
Plympton · Government special · U
103 students · ICSEA 1030
Gordon Education Centre
Mount Gambier · Government special · U
62 students · ICSEA 951
Frequently asked questions
Is The Grove Education Centre a public or private school?
The Grove Education Centre is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does The Grove Education Centre offer?
The Grove Education Centre offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend The Grove Education Centre?
In 2025, The Grove Education Centre had 63 enrolled students (19 girls, 44 boys), a change of -12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of The Grove Education Centre?
The Grove Education Centre has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 992. 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 The Grove Education Centre?
The Grove Education Centre has about 5.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is The Grove Education Centre co-ed?
Yes. The Grove Education Centre is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near The Grove Education Centre?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of The Grove 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.
Where can I get tutoring near The Grove Education Centre?
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