O'Connor Education Support Centre
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Boulder, Western Australia 6432 · Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGA
About O'Connor Education Support Centre
O'Connor Education Support Centre is a public special school located in Boulder, Western Australia (6432), within the Kalgoorlie-Boulder local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 52 students (15 girls and 37 boys).
O'Connor Education Support Centre has an ICSEA value of 920, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 15th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 51% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (10.0 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 63% over the past five years.
O'Connor 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 O'Connor Education Support Centre's 52 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at O'Connor Education Support Centre have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near O'Connor Education Support Centre
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
O'Connor Primary School
Kalgoorlie · Government primary · K-6
761 students · ICSEA 922 · 135 m away
Goldfields Baptist College
Somerville · Independent combined · PP-11
239 students · ICSEA 1017 · 234 m away
St Joseph's School
Boulder · Catholic primary · PP-6
193 students · ICSEA 994 · 1.3 km away
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School
Kalgoorlie · Government high school · 7-10
854 students · ICSEA 890 · 1.7 km away
Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre
Kalgoorlie · Government special · 7-12
47 students · ICSEA 879 · 1.7 km away
South Kalgoorlie Primary School
Kalgoorlie · Government primary · K-6
350 students · ICSEA 909 · 2.0 km away
Kalgoorlie School Of The Air
Boulder · Government primary · K-6
68 students · ICSEA 1029 · 2.1 km away
Boulder Primary School
Boulder · Government primary · K-6
263 students · ICSEA 869 · 2.2 km away
John Paul College
Kalgoorlie · Catholic high school · 7-12
699 students · ICSEA 1010 · 2.6 km away
Eastern Goldfields College
Kalgoorlie · Government high school · 11-12
485 students · ICSEA 954 · 3.2 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Holland Street School
Geraldton · Government special · K-12
70 students · ICSEA 920
Warnbro Community High School Education Support Centre
Warnbro · Government special · 7-12
94 students · ICSEA 919
School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement
Padbury · Government special · K-12
39 students · ICSEA 923
Esperance Education Support Centre
Esperance · Government special · 7-12
14 students · ICSEA 912
Spencer Park Education Support Centre
Spencer Park · Government special · K-6
60 students · ICSEA 930
Avonvale Education Support Centre
Northam · Government special · K-12
40 students · ICSEA 932
Frequently asked questions
Is O'Connor Education Support Centre a public or private school?
O'Connor Education Support Centre is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does O'Connor Education Support Centre offer?
O'Connor Education Support Centre offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend O'Connor Education Support Centre?
In 2025, O'Connor Education Support Centre had 52 enrolled students (15 girls, 37 boys), a change of 63% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of O'Connor Education Support Centre?
O'Connor Education Support Centre has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 920. 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 O'Connor Education Support Centre?
O'Connor Education Support Centre has about 5.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Pre-primary at O'Connor Education Support Centre each year?
In 2025, O'Connor Education Support Centre had 8 students in Pre-primary and 4 in Year 6.
Is O'Connor Education Support Centre co-ed?
Yes. O'Connor Education Support Centre is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near O'Connor Education Support Centre?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of O'Connor 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.
Where can I get tutoring near O'Connor Education Support Centre?
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