Ardrossan Area School
14 Second Street, Ardrossan SA 5571
Ardrossan Area School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Ardrossan, SA from Reception to Year 12 with about 137 students. Its ICSEA is 959, 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 indicate Ardrossan Area School is a government R-12 school on Narungga Land in Ardrossan, on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula, serving a small community linked to retail, agriculture, mining and health services. The school describes itself around values of respect, creativity and excellence, aiming to build creative and critical thinkers who contribute to their local and global communities. It follows the Australian Curriculum and offers standard supports for families, including uniform and lunch programs, along with a virtual campus tour for prospective families.
Often praised
- Respect, creativity, excellence values
- Small, close-knit rural community
- Welcoming to prospective families
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maitland Lutheran School | Maitland | Independent k–12 / combined | 22.4 km | 984 | 480 |
| Central Yorke School | Maitland | Public k–12 / combined | 23.0 km | 854 | 132 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lock Area School | Lock | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 43 | 960 |
| Elliston Area School | Elliston | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 61 | 961 |
| Karoonda Area School | Karoonda | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 145 | 961 |
| Kingston Community School | Kingston SE | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 330 | 961 |
| Miltaburra Area School | Wirrulla | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 61 | 962 |
| Riverbanks College B-12 | Angle Vale | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 1,393 | 955 |
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.