Coober Pedy Area School
Paxton Road, Coober Pedy SA 5723
Coober Pedy Area School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Coober Pedy, SA from Reception to Year 12 with about 175 students. Its ICSEA is 785, 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 sources describe Coober Pedy Area School as a Reception-to-Year-12 government school serving South Australia's remote far north. Its community is highly diverse, drawing on around 49 cultural backgrounds with a large Aboriginal student population, and the school runs an accelerated literacy program to support reading and writing development. It also hosts a child and parent centre and out-of-school-hours care, reflecting a broad, family-oriented role in the small outback town.
Often praised
- strong cultural diversity
- accelerated literacy program
- child and family support services
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marree Aboriginal School | Marree | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 19 | 781 |
| Leigh Creek Area School | Leigh Creek | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 42 | 791 |
About this data
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