Edwardstown Primary School
Maria Street, Melrose Park SA 5039
Edwardstown Primary School is a government primary school in Melrose Park, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 512 students. Its ICSEA is 1,098, 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: Edwardstown Primary School is a government primary school in Melrose Park, Adelaide, teaching Reception to Year 6. Public listings report around 500 students, with roughly one in five from language backgrounds other than English and a small proportion identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The school provides out of school hours care, including before and after school care, pupil free days and vacation care.
Often praised
- Diverse student community
- Out of school hours care
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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 Edwardstown Primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony's School | Edwardstown | Catholic primary | 1.2 km | 1,090 | 116 |
| Cabra Dominican College | Cumberland Park | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 1,065 | 1,165 |
| Westbourne Park Primary School | Westbourne Park | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,126 | 480 |
| Colonel Light Gardens Primary School | Colonel Light Gardens | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,119 | 688 |
| St Therese School | Colonel Light Gardens | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,087 | 172 |
| Forbes Primary School | South Plympton | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,002 | 235 |
| Emmaus Christian College | South Plympton | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 1,137 | 1,084 |
| Black Forest Primary School | Black Forest | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,108 | 410 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham Primary School | Clapham | Public primary · R-6 | 243 | 1,098 |
| Norton Summit Primary School | Norton Summit | Public primary · R-6 | 57 | 1,098 |
| Coromandel Valley Primary School | Coromandel Valley | Public primary · R-6 | 483 | 1,097 |
| Torrensville Primary School | Torrensville | Public primary · R-6 | 380 | 1,099 |
| Vale Park Primary School | Vale Park | Public primary · R-6 | 393 | 1,097 |
| Athelstone School | Athelstone | Public primary · R-6 | 368 | 1,100 |
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.