Dernancourt School
29 Parsons Road, Dernancourt SA 5075
Dernancourt School is a government primary school in Dernancourt, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 326 students. Its ICSEA is 1,046, 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
Drawn from public online sources: Dernancourt School is a government Reception to Year 6 school on Parsons Road, about 12 km north-east of the Adelaide CBD, with around 326 students. Specialist subjects include Performing Arts, Health and PE, and Japanese, and there is a Bring Your Own Device program. Its mission, Learning Together, reflects a supportive environment, with values of cooperation, confidence, commitment and respect.
Often praised
- Japanese language program
- Performing Arts specialist
- Learning Together values
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Christian School Paradise | Paradise | Independent primary | 1.1 km | 1,096 | 175 |
| Avenues College | Windsor Gardens | Public k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 929 | 493 |
| Charles Campbell College | Paradise | Public k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,018 | 1,188 |
| Paradise Primary School | Paradise | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,022 | 141 |
| Wandana Primary School | Gilles Plains | Public primary | 1.7 km | 962 | 181 |
| Pinnacle College - Gilles Plains Campus | Gilles Plains | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | — | — |
| St Paul's College | Gilles Plains | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,037 | 1,191 |
| St Francis of Assisi School | Newton | Catholic primary | 2.3 km | 1,049 | 246 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardtornish Primary School | St Agnes | Public primary · R-6 | 462 | 1,044 |
| Hahndorf Primary School | Hahndorf | Public primary · R-6 | 166 | 1,049 |
| Scott Creek Primary School | Scott Creek | Public primary · R-6 | 60 | 1,043 |
| Clarendon Primary School | Clarendon | Public primary · R-6 | 86 | 1,042 |
| Echunga Primary School | Echunga | Public primary · R-6 | 149 | 1,042 |
| Fulham Gardens Primary School | Henley Beach | Public primary · R-6 | 148 | 1,042 |
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.