Hawthorndene Primary School
Suffolk Road, Hawthorndene SA 5051
Hawthorndene Primary School is a government primary school in Hawthorndene, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 290 students. Its ICSEA is 1,108, 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: Hawthorndene Primary School opened on 25 May 1965 and is a government co-educational school for Reception to Year 6 in Adelaide's foothills, with around 290 students. It has specialist programs in Physical Education, Japanese and Performing Arts. The school also provides Out of School Hours Care, including before school, after school and vacation care.
Often praised
- Japanese language program
- Performing arts specialist
- Out of school hours care
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coromandel Valley Primary School | Coromandel Valley | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,097 | 483 |
| Belair Primary School | Belair | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,117 | 490 |
| St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus | Belair | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,141 | 1,009 |
| St John's Grammar School - Secondary Campus | Belair | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | — | — |
| Blackwood Primary School | Eden Hills | Public primary | 2.7 km | 1,095 | 363 |
| Concordia College (St Peters Campus, Blackwood) | Blackwood | Independent primary | 2.7 km | 1,119 | 88 |
| Eden Hills Primary School | Eden Hills | Public primary | 3.7 km | 1,116 | 229 |
| Clapham Primary School | Clapham | Public primary | 4.2 km | 1,098 | 243 |
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 |
| Crafers Primary School | Crafers | Public primary · R-6 | 221 | 1,109 |
| Gilles Street Primary School | Adelaide | Public primary · R-6 | 275 | 1,107 |
| Prospect Primary School | Prospect | Public primary · R-6 | 537 | 1,109 |
| Nailsworth Primary School | Nailsworth | Public primary · R-6 | 548 | 1,106 |
| Stradbroke School | Rostrevor | Public primary · R-6 | 694 | 1,111 |
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.