Cummins Area School
McFarlane Street, Cummins SA 5631
Cummins Area School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Cummins, SA from Reception to Year 12 with about 382 students. Its ICSEA is 994, 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 indicates Cummins Area School is a government R-12 school serving the Cummins township on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, catering to students from early childhood through Year 12 within one campus. The school runs SACE and Australian Curriculum programs alongside regional vocational skills training, a Positive Behaviour for Learning framework, and wellbeing initiatives such as Peaceful Kids. Community features include a shared community library, canteen, preschool and rural care services, a BYOD laptop program, and an active governing council and volunteer base.
Often praised
- strong community involvement
- student wellbeing programs
- regional skills training
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Cummins Area School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakbank School | Oakbank | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 337 | 993 |
| Kimba Area School | Kimba | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 187 | 992 |
| Orroroo Area School | Orroroo | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 144 | 991 |
| Wudinna Area School | Wudinna | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 188 | 997 |
| Jamestown Community School | Jamestown | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 251 | 998 |
| Kangaroo Inn Area School | Kangaroo Inn | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 106 | 990 |
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.