McAuley Community School
Hove SA 5048
McAuley Community School is a Catholic primary school in Hove, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 451 students. Its ICSEA is 1,099, where the national average is 1000.
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, 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: McAuley Community School in Hove is a Catholic Reception to Year 6 school that opened with 345 students on the former Marymount College site. It now has around 450 students. Facilities include specialist STEM, sport and arts spaces and a research and innovations centre. It is co-located with an early learning centre and is noted as South Australia's first five green star rated school.
Often praised
- Specialist STEM and arts facilities
- Green star rated campus
- Co-located early learning centre
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Primary School | Brighton | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,077 | 726 |
| Paringa Park Primary School | North Brighton | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,101 | 515 |
| Sacred Heart College - Marcellin Campus | Somerton Park | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,083 | 2,033 |
| Christ the King School | Warradale | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 1,079 | 179 |
| Warradale Primary School | Warradale | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,032 | 286 |
| Seacliff Primary School | Seacliff | Public primary | 2.9 km | 1,094 | 356 |
| Stella Maris Parish School | Seacombe Gardens | Catholic primary | 2.9 km | 1,086 | 429 |
| Glenelg Primary School | Glenelg East | Public primary | 3.0 km | 1,078 | 613 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's School | Tranmere | Catholic primary · R-6 | 208 | 1,099 |
| Rosary School | Prospect | Catholic primary · R-6 | 484 | 1,101 |
| St Monica's Parish School | Walkerville | Catholic primary · R-6 | 192 | 1,102 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School | Brompton | Catholic primary · R-6 | 153 | 1,105 |
| St Joseph's School | Payneham South | Catholic primary · R-6 | 494 | 1,092 |
| St Anthony's School | Edwardstown | Catholic primary · R-6 | 116 | 1,090 |
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.