Acacia Hill School
80 Spearwood Rd, Alice Springs NT 0870
Acacia Hill School is a government special school in Alice Springs, NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 96 students. Its ICSEA is 789, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Acacia Hill School as the only specialist school in Central Australia, supporting students aged 3-18 with intellectual impairment or complex disabilities, including a high proportion of First Nations students and students on the autism spectrum. Alongside its base school, it runs satellite classes embedded in mainstream Alice Springs schools to help students transition toward mainstream participation. Small class sizes pair a teacher with a special education support assistant, and every student has an individual educational adjustment plan tied to the Victorian pre-Foundation levels and F-10 Australian Curriculum.
Often praised
- individualised learning plans
- small class sizes
- mainstream transition support
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yipirinya School | Alice Springs | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.1 km | 729 | 186 |
| Alice Springs School Of The Air | Alice Springs | Public k–12 / combined | 4.1 km | 1,025 | 77 |
| Araluen Christian College | Alice Springs | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.7 km | 997 | 104 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NT
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top End School of Flexible Learning | Malak | Public special · 5-12 | 123 | 789 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.