Gilles Street Primary School
91 Gilles Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Gilles Street Primary School is a government primary school in Adelaide, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 275 students. Its ICSEA is 1,107, 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: Gilles Street Primary School is a government school in Adelaide's CBD, housed in a heritage-listed building from 1899. It has about 275 students and two components: a mainstream primary school and an Intensive English Language Centre, which supports newly arrived and Aboriginal English language learners for up to 12 months. The school draws a socio-educationally advantaged community.
Often praised
- Intensive English Language Centre
- Heritage-listed CBD campus
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulteney Grammar School | Adelaide | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.2 km | 1,170 | 839 |
| St Aloysius College | Adelaide | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 1,081 | 1,091 |
| Christian Brothers College - Senior Campus | Adelaide | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,074 | 990 |
| Annesley College | Wayville | Independent primary | 1.0 km | 1,164 | 292 |
| Christian Brothers College - Junior Campus | Adelaide | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | — | — |
| Sturt Street Community School | Adelaide | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,114 | 162 |
| St Mary's College | Adelaide | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,073 | 659 |
| Prince Alfred College | Kent Town | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,143 | 1,127 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Forest Primary School | Black Forest | Public primary · R-6 | 410 | 1,108 |
| Hawthorndene Primary School | Hawthorndene | Public primary · R-6 | 290 | 1,108 |
| Nailsworth Primary School | Nailsworth | Public primary · R-6 | 548 | 1,106 |
| Crafers Primary School | Crafers | Public primary · R-6 | 221 | 1,109 |
| Prospect Primary School | Prospect | Public primary · R-6 | 537 | 1,109 |
| Henley Beach Primary School | Henley Beach South | Public primary · R-6 | 354 | 1,104 |
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.