Gordon Education Centre
18 Brownes Road, Mount Gambier SA 5290
Gordon Education Centre is a government special school in Mount Gambier, SA from Reception to Year 12 with about 62 students. Its ICSEA is 951, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Gordon Education Centre is a government special school in Mount Gambier catering for students from Reception to Year 12 with disability, and is the only special school serving the Limestone Coast region. The school follows the Australian Curriculum alongside programs such as bike education and swimming, individualised support plans, and a Positive Behaviour Support framework. It runs a Parents and Caregivers Group and offers transport assistance, reflecting an emphasis on family partnership and student wellbeing.
Often praised
- individualised student support
- strong family/community partnership
- only special school in region
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Gordon Education Centre on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenison Woods College | Mount Gambier | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,031 | 1,552 |
| St Martins Lutheran College | Mount Gambier | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,028 | 810 |
| Allendale East Area School | Allendale East | Public k–12 / combined | 20.3 km | 926 | 134 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in SA
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide North Special School | Munno Para | Public special · R-12 | 178 | 964 |
| SA School for Vision Impaired | Park Holme | Public special · R-6 | 20 | 965 |
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.