Glenelg Primary School
Diagonal Road, Glenelg East SA 5045
Glenelg Primary School is a government primary school in Glenelg East, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 613 students. Its ICSEA is 1,078, 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: Glenelg Primary School is a government school in Glenelg East, Adelaide, founded in 1881 and teaching Reception to Year 7. With about 613 students it is a large primary school within the Holdfast partnership. An Out of School Hours Care and vacation care service operates for families, and the school maintains its own website and contact channels.
Often praised
- Founded 1881
- Out of school hours care
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Glenelg 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 Peter's Woodlands Grammar School | Glenelg | Independent primary | 0.3 km | 1,140 | 509 |
| St Mary's Memorial School | Glenelg | Catholic primary | 0.7 km | 1,113 | 405 |
| Our Lady of Grace School | Glengowrie | Catholic primary | 1.1 km | 1,075 | 225 |
| Sacred Heart College - Marcellin Campus | Somerton Park | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 1,083 | 2,033 |
| St Leonards Primary School | Glenelg North | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,064 | 387 |
| Immanuel Primary School | Novar Gardens | Independent primary | 1.9 km | 1,120 | 575 |
| Paringa Park Primary School | North Brighton | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,101 | 515 |
| Dara School | Morphettville | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,176 | 93 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Primary School | Brighton | Public primary · R-6 | 726 | 1,077 |
| Bridgewater Primary School | Bridgewater | Public primary · R-6 | 197 | 1,076 |
| Grange Primary School | Grange | Public primary · R-6 | 702 | 1,075 |
| Craigburn Primary School | Flagstaff Hill | Public primary · R-6 | 426 | 1,074 |
| East Torrens Primary School | Hectorville | Public primary · R-6 | 350 | 1,073 |
| Tea Tree Gully Primary School | Tea Tree Gully | Public primary · R-6 | 117 | 1,073 |
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.