Port Lincoln Special School
31a Barley Road, Port Lincoln SA 5606
Port Lincoln Special School is a government special school in Port Lincoln, SA from Reception to Year 12 with about 20 students. Its ICSEA is 900, 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 from the school's own website and South Australian education department listings, Port Lincoln Special School caters for students from Reception to Year 12/13 with intellectual disability, some with additional sensory, physical, or autism-related needs. The school describes a supportive, caring, and collaborative learning environment focused on building student independence and preparing students for positive, productive futures, aligned with the Australian Curriculum and Early Years Learning Framework, and acknowledges the local Barngarla community.
Often praised
- supportive, caring environment
- focus on student independence
- small, individualised setting
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 Port Lincoln Special School 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navigator College | Port Lincoln | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,013 | 466 |
| St Joseph's School | Port Lincoln | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 1,015 | 829 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whyalla Special Education Centre | Whyalla Norrie | Public special · R-12 | 63 | 890 |
| Murray Bridge Special School | Murray Bridge | Public special · R-6 | 20 | 914 |
| Riverland Special School | Berri | Public special · R-12 | 66 | 920 |
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.