Youth Education Centre
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cavan, South Australia 5072 · Salisbury LGA
About Youth Education Centre
Youth Education Centre is a public special school located in Cavan, South Australia (5072), within the Salisbury local government area. It caters for students from 5 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 28 students (7 girls and 21 boys).
Youth Education Centre has an ICSEA value of 894, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 9th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 47% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 23 teachers (20.0 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 1.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 12% over the past five years.
Youth 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.
Enrolments by year level
How Youth Education Centre's 28 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Youth Education Centre have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Youth Education Centre
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Pooraka Primary School
Pooraka · Government primary · R-6
182 students · ICSEA 954 · 1.1 km away
Roma Mitchell Secondary College
Gepps Cross · Government high school · U, 7-12
1,638 students · ICSEA 971 · 2.2 km away
Sports College South Australia
Gepps Cross · Independent high school · 11-12
404 students · ICSEA 1015 · 2.3 km away
Mawson Lakes School
Mawson Lakes · Government primary · R-6
716 students · ICSEA 1060 · 2.4 km away
Endeavour College
Mawson Lakes · Independent high school · 7-12
738 students · ICSEA 1083 · 2.5 km away
St Gabriel's School
Enfield · Catholic primary · R-6
306 students · ICSEA 1032 · 2.6 km away
Northfield Primary School
Northfield · Government primary · R-6
352 students · ICSEA 982 · 2.8 km away
Blair Athol North B-6 School
Blair Athol · Government primary · U, R-6
383 students · ICSEA 918 · 2.8 km away
Ingle Farm Primary School
Ingle Farm · Government primary · U, R-6
454 students · ICSEA 967 · 3.7 km away
St Paul Lutheran School
Blair Athol · Independent primary · R-6
260 students · ICSEA 1062 · 3.7 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Whyalla Special Education Centre
Whyalla Norrie · Government special · U
63 students · ICSEA 890
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
Mid North Education Centre
Port Pirie · Government special · U
17 students · ICSEA 873
Riverland Special School
Berri · Government special · U
66 students · ICSEA 920
Frequently asked questions
Is Youth Education Centre a public or private school?
Youth Education Centre is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Youth Education Centre offer?
Youth Education Centre offers 5 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Youth Education Centre?
In 2025, Youth Education Centre had 28 enrolled students (7 girls, 21 boys), a change of 12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Youth Education Centre?
Youth Education Centre has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 894. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Youth Education Centre?
Youth Education Centre has about 1.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Youth Education Centre co-ed?
Yes. Youth Education Centre is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Youth Education Centre?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Youth 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 Youth Education Centre?
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