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South East Language Development Centre

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cloverdale, Western Australia 6105 · Belmont LGA

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Success Index
Not rated

Special schools are not scored.

How is this calculated?
Students
221
-9% over 5 years
ICSEA
950
25th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
8.0
26.4 FTE teachers
Year range
K-3
Multi-campus school

About South East Language Development Centre

South East Language Development Centre is a public special school located in Cloverdale, Western Australia (6105), within the Belmont local government area. It caters for students from K to 3 and in 2025 enrolled 221 students (91 girls and 130 boys).

South East Language Development Centre has an ICSEA value of 950, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 25th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 48% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 33 teachers (26.4 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 9% over the past five years.

South East Language Development 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.

South East Language Development Centre
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
91
Boys
130
Language background other than English
45%
Indigenous students
11%

Enrolments by year level

How South East Language Development Centre's 221 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Pre-primary intake
52

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at South East Language Development Centre have changed over the past decade.

1852252662015: 217 students2016: 232 students2017: 232 students2018: 253 students2019: 246 students2020: 243 students2021: 234 students2022: 206 students2023: 240 students2024: 205 students2025: 221 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Schools near South East Language Development Centre

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Similar schools

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Frequently asked questions

Is South East Language Development Centre a public or private school?

South East Language Development Centre is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.

What year levels does South East Language Development Centre offer?

South East Language Development Centre offers K to 3. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.

How many students attend South East Language Development Centre?

In 2025, South East Language Development Centre had 221 enrolled students (91 girls, 130 boys), a change of -9% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of South East Language Development Centre?

South East Language Development Centre has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 950. 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 South East Language Development Centre?

South East Language Development Centre has about 8.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How many students start Pre-primary at South East Language Development Centre each year?

In 2025, South East Language Development Centre had 52 students in Pre-primary.

Is South East Language Development Centre co-ed?

Yes. South East Language Development Centre is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near South East Language Development Centre?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of South East Language Development 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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