School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement
33 Giles Avenue, Padbury WA 6025
School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement is a government special school in Padbury, WA for Years 6–12 with about 56 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 923, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available WA Department of Education information, this Padbury-based government school (years 6-12) coordinates statewide behaviour and engagement support for students with complex or extreme behavioural needs. It oversees a network of Engagement Centres across every education region plus the specialised Midland Learning Academy, and provides whole-school professional learning (including CMS and PBS frameworks) alongside guaranteed re-engagement support for excluded students and young people leaving custodial sentences.
Often praised
- statewide specialist support network
- structured behaviour support frameworks
- guaranteed re-engagement pathway
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Special Educational Needs: Sensory | Padbury | Public special | 0.0 km | — | 136 |
| West Coast Language Development Centre | Padbury | Public special | 0.3 km | 1,033 | 331 |
| St Mark's Anglican Community School | Hillarys | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,112 | 1,898 |
| St Stephen's School | Duncraig | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,120 | 2,313 |
| Creaney Education Support Centre | Kingsley | Public special | 2.5 km | 1,056 | 72 |
| Beldon Education Support Centre | Beldon | Public special | 3.5 km | 1,049 | 74 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre | Beldon | Public special | 3.9 km | 1,039 | 113 |
| The Montessori School | Kingsley | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.4 km | 1,120 | 202 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in WA
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Street School | Geraldton | Public special · K-12 | 71 | 920 |
| O'Connor Education Support Centre | Boulder | Public special · K-6 | 54 | 920 |
| Warnbro Community High School Education Support Centre | Warnbro | Public special · 7-12 | 112 | 919 |
| Spencer Park Education Support Centre | Spencer Park | Public special · K-6 | 70 | 930 |
| Avonvale Education Support Centre | Northam | Public special · K-12 | 42 | 932 |
| Esperance Education Support Centre | Esperance | Public special · 7-12 | 12 | 912 |
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.