Riverland Special School
12a Stadium Drive, Berri SA 5343
Riverland Special School is a government special school in Berri, SA from Reception to Year 12 with about 66 students. Its ICSEA is 920, 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
Public online sources describe Riverland Special School in Berri as a government special school for R-12 students with intellectual disabilities, delivering an individualised program based on the Australian Curriculum. The school emphasises communication, literacy, numeracy, life skills, and community participation, using a "team around each child" approach that partners with families and multidisciplinary professionals. It has a small student cohort with a low student-to-teacher ratio, and is described as focused on helping students build functional skills and transition positively into post-school life.
Often praised
- individualised learning plans
- low student-to-teacher ratio
- team-around-the-child family collaboration
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 Riverland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivergum Christian College | Glossop | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.7 km | 1,006 | 141 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Bridge Special School | Murray Bridge | Public special · R-6 | 20 | 914 |
| Port Lincoln Special School | Port Lincoln | Public special · R-12 | 20 | 900 |
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.