Allendale East Area School
Bay Road, Allendale East SA 5291
Allendale East Area School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Allendale East, SA from Reception to Year 12 with about 134 students. Its ICSEA is 926, 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 information about Allendale East Area School comes mainly from the SA Department for Education and general school directory listings. It is a government R-12 school serving a rural and fishing community near Mount Gambier, with around 130 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio. The school describes itself as fostering a close-knit, family-style atmosphere, with staff working cooperatively across all year levels from Reception through to Year 12.
Often praised
- close-knit family atmosphere
- low student-to-teacher ratio
- serves whole R-12 range
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: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenison Woods College | Mount Gambier | Catholic k–12 / combined | 19.7 km | 1,031 | 1,552 |
| St Martins Lutheran College | Mount Gambier | Independent k–12 / combined | 21.5 km | 1,028 | 810 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonta Area School | Moonta | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 253 | 924 |
| Avenues College | Windsor Gardens | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 493 | 929 |
| Hawker Area School | Hawker | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 45 | 930 |
| Roxby Downs Area School | Roxby Downs | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 491 | 922 |
| Gawler and District College B-12 | Evanston | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 1,247 | 932 |
| Mark Oliphant College (B-12) | Munno Para | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 1,685 | 919 |
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.