Elliston Area School
Flinders Highway, Elliston SA 5670
Elliston Area School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Elliston, SA from Reception to Year 12 with about 61 students. Its ICSEA is 961, 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 publicly available information, Elliston Area School is a small government R-12 school on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, serving around 60 students. Established in 1921, it sits opposite the town oval and sports complex and is described as an important social hub for the local community, hosting sporting, cultural and fundraising events throughout the year alongside its educational role for the Elliston district.
Often praised
- Long-standing community hub
- Small, close-knit rural school
- Central to local sporting and cultural events
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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 Elliston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karoonda Area School | Karoonda | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 145 | 961 |
| Kingston Community School | Kingston SE | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 330 | 961 |
| Lock Area School | Lock | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 43 | 960 |
| Miltaburra Area School | Wirrulla | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 61 | 962 |
| Ardrossan Area School | Ardrossan | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 137 | 959 |
| Burra Community School | Burra | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 194 | 964 |
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.