Avonvale Education Support Centre
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Northam, Western Australia 6401 · Northam LGA
About Avonvale Education Support Centre
Avonvale Education Support Centre is a public special school located in Northam, Western Australia (6401), within the Northam local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 40 students (6 girls and 34 boys).
Avonvale Education Support Centre has an ICSEA value of 932, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 19th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 61% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (7.5 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 43% over the past five years.
Avonvale Education Support 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 Avonvale Education Support Centre's 40 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Avonvale Education Support Centre have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Avonvale Education Support Centre
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Avonvale Primary School
Northam · Government primary · K-6
117 students · ICSEA 745 · 53 m away
Northam Senior High School
Northam · Government high school · 7-12
669 students · ICSEA 898 · 631 m away
Northam Primary School
Northam · Government primary · K-6
325 students · ICSEA 937 · 1.5 km away
St Joseph's School
Northam · Catholic combined · PP-12
721 students · ICSEA 1013 · 2.1 km away
West Northam Primary School
Northam · Government primary · K-6
130 students · ICSEA 803 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Spencer Park Education Support Centre
Spencer Park · Government special · K-6
60 students · ICSEA 930
Peel Language Development School
Port Kennedy · Government special · K-3
265 students · ICSEA 935
John Tonkin College Education Support Centre
Mandurah · Government special · 11-12
32 students · ICSEA 939
School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement
Padbury · Government special · K-12
39 students · ICSEA 923
Holland Street School
Geraldton · Government special · K-12
70 students · ICSEA 920
O'Connor Education Support Centre
Boulder · Government special · K-6
52 students · ICSEA 920
Frequently asked questions
Is Avonvale Education Support Centre a public or private school?
Avonvale Education Support Centre is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Avonvale Education Support Centre offer?
Avonvale Education Support Centre offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Avonvale Education Support Centre?
In 2025, Avonvale Education Support Centre had 40 enrolled students (6 girls, 34 boys), a change of 43% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Avonvale Education Support Centre?
Avonvale Education Support Centre has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 932. 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 Avonvale Education Support Centre?
Avonvale Education Support Centre has about 5.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Avonvale Education Support Centre?
In 2025, Avonvale Education Support Centre had 2 students in Year 7 and 1 in Year 12.
Is Avonvale Education Support Centre co-ed?
Yes. Avonvale Education Support Centre is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Avonvale Education Support Centre?
There are 5 other schools within 15 km of Avonvale Education Support 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.
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