St Patrick's Special School
St Patrick's Special School is a Catholic co-educational school in Dulwich in Adelaide, South Australia, teaching Ungraded (special). It has 51 students (ACARA 2025), about 3.6 students per teacher. Founded in 1944. Religious affiliation: Catholic (Dominican).
Where it sits among Adelaide schools
Our story
St Patrick's Special School was founded in 1944 by the Dominican sisters Sr Mary Ignatius and Sr Mary Anastasia, in a one-room building beside St Patrick's Church in Grote Street. In 1951 it moved to a prefabricated building facing West Terrace.
Now at Dulwich, it is a small Catholic special school for students with intellectual disability, global developmental delay and complex needs, from age five until they finish school. It runs three buses to bring students to and from school each day.
Students and teachers
Source: ACARA My School 2025 (school profile): 51 students; 14.2 full-time-equivalent teaching staff; 15 girls, 36 boys. Students per teacher is total enrolments divided by full-time-equivalent teaching staff. It isn’t class size.
Fees, results and cost to Year 12
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Common questions about St Patrick's Special School
Where is St Patrick's Special School?
St Patrick's Special School is in Dulwich 5065, South Australia, in ACARA’s Adelaide - Central and Hills region.
What year levels does St Patrick's Special School teach?
Ungraded (special) (ACARA School Profile 2025).
Is St Patrick's Special School co-ed?
Yes. St Patrick's Special School is co-educational (based on ACARA girls and boys enrolment counts).
How many students go to St Patrick's Special School?
51 students (ACARA School Profile 2025), with about 3.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher.
What are St Patrick's Special School fees for 2025?
St Patrick's Special School publishes its 2025 fees by year level. We record tuition and compulsory levies for every year level from the school’s own fee schedule, plus the total cost to Year 12. The figures are on this page for members.
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