Brighton Secondary School
305 Brighton Road, North Brighton SA 5048
Brighton Secondary School is a government secondary school in North Brighton, SA for Years 7–12 with about 1,737 students. Its ICSEA is 1,071, 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
Based on the school's own materials and public government-school listings, Brighton Secondary School in North Brighton, SA is a public secondary school (years 7-12) known for its selective special-interest programs in music, volleyball, and STEM/Think Bright, entered by audition or application. It runs an award-winning Formula One in Schools engineering program and offers partnerships with Adelaide University and Flinders University letting high-achieving Year 12 students complete university subjects early.
Often praised
- music and volleyball programs
- F1 in Schools engineering
- university pathway partnerships
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: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Brighton Secondary School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart College - Marcellin Campus | Somerton Park | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,083 | 2,033 |
| Sports College South Australia - YMCA Marion | Morphettville | Independent high school | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Dara School | Morphettville | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 1,176 | 93 |
| Westminster School | Marion | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 1,139 | 1,401 |
| Sunrise Christian School Marion | Marion | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | 1,090 | 320 |
| Hamilton Secondary College | Mitchell Park | Public high school | 3.8 km | 994 | 609 |
| Seaview High School | Seacombe Heights | Public high school | 3.9 km | 1,038 | 1,377 |
| Immanuel College | Novar Gardens | Independent high school | 3.9 km | 1,117 | 1,184 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urrbrae Agricultural High School | Netherby | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,102 | 1,074 |
| Morialta Secondary College | Rostrevor | Public high school · 7-12 | 570 | 1,075 |
| Blackwood High School | Eden Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,211 | 1,059 |
| Mitcham Girls High School | Kingswood | Public high school · 7-12 | 754 | 1,083 |
| Unley High School | Netherby | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,547 | 1,084 |
| Heathfield High School | Heathfield | Public high school · 7-12 | 970 | 1,086 |
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.