Highgate School
4 Hampstead Avenue, Highgate SA 5063
Highgate School is a government primary school in Highgate, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 616 students. Its ICSEA is 1,150, 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: Highgate School in Adelaide's eastern suburbs opened in 1923 and has about 600 students from Reception to Year 6. It describes itself as progressive, internationally minded and future-focused. Programs include an accredited bilingual French program, an Intensive English Program introduced in 2024, and International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme accreditation from May 2024. Out of school hours care is available.
Often praised
- Bilingual French program
- IB Primary Years Programme
- Intensive English Program
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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 Highgate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia College | Highgate | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.5 km | 1,140 | 1,312 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton | Fullarton | Independent primary | 0.9 km | 1,133 | 175 |
| St Joseph's School | Kingswood | Catholic primary | 1.2 km | 1,135 | 256 |
| Mitcham Primary School | Kingswood | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,121 | 629 |
| Walford Anglican School for Girls | Hyde Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,162 | 400 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School | Myrtle Bank | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,143 | 363 |
| Unley Primary School | Unley | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,154 | 470 |
| Mercedes College | Springfield | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,133 | 1,111 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood Primary School | Norwood | Public primary · R-6 | 361 | 1,148 |
| Goodwood Primary School | Goodwood | Public primary · R-6 | 408 | 1,147 |
| Unley Primary School | Unley | Public primary · R-6 | 470 | 1,154 |
| Burnside Primary School | Burnside | Public primary · R-6 | 686 | 1,156 |
| North Adelaide Primary School | North Adelaide | Public primary · R-6 | 296 | 1,144 |
| Glen Osmond Primary School | Myrtle Bank | Public primary · R-6 | 363 | 1,143 |
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.