GovernmentCombined (K–12)

Marden Senior College

Marden, SA, 5070

496 students enrolled

School details

Address: Marden, SA, 5070
Website: Visit website
School type: Secondary
ICSEA: 1,041
School code: Not available
ACARA ID: 40422

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How this school compares

Benchmarks against nearby schools and similar peers (South Australia government combined) using ICSEA, enrolments, staffing, and student background data.

ICSEA

89%

1,041 · Higher than 89% of peers

Enrolment

Top 45%

496 · Larger than 55% of peers

Students per FTE teacher

21.4 · More than 99% of peers

ICSEA ranks in the top quartile among South Australia government combined schools.
Indigenous enrolment share is lower than peers (1% vs average 18.4%).
More students per FTE teacher than peer average (21.4 vs 11.7).
Enrolment has declined 64.8% from 2008 to 2025 (1,409 → 496). Peer median change was +1.6% (schools with ≥50 students at start of their span).
Gender split is about 41% male / 59% female.

Enrolment trend

1,409 (2008) → 496 (2025) · -64.8%

Peer median change: +1.6%

ICSEA

Higher than 89% of peers

This school: 1,041
Postcode 5070avg · 3 schools: 1,041about average
South Australia government combinedavg · 142 schools: 94794 above average

Enrolment

Larger than 55% of peers · 2025

This school: 496
Postcode 5070avg · 3 schools: 1,5331,037 below average
South Australia government combinedavg · 142 schools: 629133 below average

Students per FTE teacher

More than 99% of peers · 2025

This school: 21.4
Postcode 5070avg · 3 schools: 21.1about average
South Australia government combinedavg · 142 schools: 11.79.7 above average

Indigenous enrolments

2025

This school: 1%
Postcode 5070avg · 3 schools: 5.3%4.3 pts below average
South Australia government combinedavg · 142 schools: 18.4%17.4 pts below average

LBOTE (language background other than English)

2025

This school: 28%
Postcode 5070avg · 3 schools: 18.3%9.7 pts above average
South Australia government combinedavg · 142 schools: 22.7%5.3 pts above average

Students in top SEA quarter

Higher than 88% of peers · 2025

This school: 20%
Postcode 5070avg · 3 schools: 22%2 pts below average
South Australia government combinedavg · 132 schools: 10%10 pts above average

Students in bottom SEA quarter

Fewer than 84% of peers · 2025

This school: 23%
Postcode 5070avg · 3 schools: 21.7%1.3 pts above average
South Australia government combinedavg · 132 schools: 42.3%19.3 pts below average

Teaching staff

2025

This school: 31
Postcode 5070avg · 3 schools: 6029 below average
South Australia government combinedavg · 142 schools: 5221 below average

FTE teaching staff

2025

This school: 23
Postcode 5070avg · 3 schools: 5431 below average
South Australia government combinedavg · 142 schools: 4724 below average

Peer group = same state, sector, and education level. ICSEA describes socio-educational advantage of the school community, not school quality. Indigenous and LBOTE shares are context only (shown in the detail comparisons below, not as ranking tiles). Each metric shows this school once, then peer-group averages on the same scale.

NAPLAN & official outcomes

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