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Errington Special Education Centre

Errington Special Education Centre is a government special school in Plympton, South Australia, with 103 students.

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103
Students
78 boys · 25 girls
U
Year range
1030
ICSEA
avg = 1000
42%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 1030

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 60% of Australian schools.

Suburb Plympton 5038
Local government area West Torrens
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Government
School type Special
Indigenous students 7%
Statistical area (SA2) Plympton
Official website www.erringtonsec.sa.edu.au/
Enrolments 2016-2025

Errington Special Education Centre had 103 students in 2025, compared with 103 in 2016 (about the same).

103 '16 '17 119 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 103 '25

Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).

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The suburb: Plympton

17
Childcare services
ACECQA register
40.6%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
28,617
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Plympton statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Plympton profile →

Nearest schools to Errington Special Education Centre

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Plympton International College Government R-12 825 1044 0.2 km
St John the Baptist Catholic School Catholic R-6 361 1081 0.7 km
Plympton Primary School Government R-6 272 1071 0.8 km
Emmaus Christian College Independent R-12 1,084 1137 1.4 km
Immanuel College Independent 7-12 1,184 1117 1.4 km
Immanuel Primary School Independent R-6 575 1120 1.6 km

Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.

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Questions about Errington Special Education Centre

How many students go to Errington Special Education Centre?

Errington Special Education Centre has 103 students enrolled (78 boys and 25 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

Is Errington Special Education Centre a government or non-government school?

Errington Special Education Centre is a government school in Plympton, South Australia.

What does the ICSEA of 1030 at Errington Special Education Centre mean?

ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Errington Special Education Centre has an ICSEA of 1030, which places it above 60% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Errington Special Education Centre?

17 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Plympton, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.

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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →