Gawler Primary School
School Road, Gawler SA 5118
Gawler Primary School is a government primary school in Gawler, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 168 students. Its ICSEA is 954, 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: Gawler Primary School is a public co-educational school for Reception to Year 6, opened in 1878 and set beside the historic Church Hill State Heritage Area in Gawler. It has around 186 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15 to 1. The school operates a nut-free policy to help protect students with allergies.
Often praised
- Heritage setting since 1878
- Nut-free policy
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immanuel Gawler | Gawler East | Independent primary | 1.0 km | 1,038 | 353 |
| Gawler East Primary School | Gawler East | Public primary | 1.9 km | 987 | 374 |
| Gawler and District College B-12 | Evanston | Public k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 932 | 1,247 |
| Hewett Primary School | Hewett | Public primary | 2.6 km | 1,006 | 400 |
| Xavier College - Evanston Campus | Evanston | Catholic primary | 2.7 km | — | — |
| Evanston Gardens Primary School | Evanston Gardens | Public primary | 3.6 km | 943 | 263 |
| Trinity College North | Evanston South | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.1 km | 1,040 | 914 |
| Trinity College South | Evanston South | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.2 km | 1,039 | 957 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loxton Primary School | Loxton | Public primary · R-6 | 276 | 954 |
| Pooraka Primary School | Pooraka | Public primary · R-6 | 182 | 954 |
| Stansbury Primary School | Stansbury | Public primary · R-7 | 18 | 954 |
| Karrendi Primary School | Parafield Gardens | Public primary · R-6 | 259 | 955 |
| Warooka Primary School | Warooka | Public primary · R-7 | 38 | 955 |
| Port Lincoln Primary School | Port Lincoln | Public primary · 3-7 | 332 | 952 |
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.