Lock Area School
West Terrace, Lock SA 5633
Lock Area School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Lock, SA from Reception to Year 12 with about 43 students. Its ICSEA is 960, 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
Public online sources describe Lock Area School as a small government R-12 school on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, catering to Lock and surrounding farming community. The school's own site highlights small class sizes with a low student-to-teacher ratio, 1:1 iPad access for students and teachers, and facilities including a large oval, tennis courts, playground and sandpit. It emphasises close parent and community ties, with a governing council, open days and volunteering opportunities supporting a personalised, supportive learning environment.
Often praised
- small class sizes
- 1:1 iPad program
- strong community involvement
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 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 Lock Area School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardrossan Area School | Ardrossan | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 137 | 959 |
| Elliston Area School | Elliston | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 61 | 961 |
| Karoonda Area School | Karoonda | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 145 | 961 |
| Kingston Community School | Kingston SE | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 330 | 961 |
| Miltaburra Area School | Wirrulla | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 61 | 962 |
| Burra Community School | Burra | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 194 | 964 |
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.