Memorial Oval Primary School
Bradford Street, Whyalla SA 5600
Memorial Oval Primary School is a government primary school in Whyalla, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 206 students. Its ICSEA is 919, 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: Memorial Oval Primary School is a government co-educational school in Whyalla serving Reception to Year 7, with around 237 students. It opened in 1945 as Whyalla South Primary and Infant School, giving it a long local history. Families have access to Out of School Hours Care before and after school and during vacations, plus pupil-free days.
Often praised
- Long local history
- Before and after school care
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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 Memorial Oval 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan College - St Teresa's Campus | Whyalla | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | — | — |
| Whyalla Town Primary School | Whyalla | Public primary | 1.6 km | 989 | 318 |
| Nicolson Avenue Primary School | Whyalla Norrie | Public primary | 1.8 km | 885 | 261 |
| Samaritan College - St John's Campus | Whyalla | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 979 | 881 |
| Hincks Avenue Primary School | Whyalla Norrie | Public primary | 2.8 km | 833 | 170 |
| Sunrise Christian School Whyalla | Whyalla Norrie | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 1,006 | 257 |
| Long Street Primary School | Whyalla Norrie | Public primary | 3.4 km | 895 | 140 |
| Fisk Street Primary School | Whyalla Norrie | Public primary | 3.8 km | 857 | 63 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Athol North B-6 School | Blair Athol | Public primary · R-6 | 383 | 918 |
| Napperby Primary School | Napperby | Public primary · R-6 | 57 | 920 |
| Naracoorte South Primary School | Naracoorte | Public primary · R-6 | 265 | 918 |
| Blakeview Primary School | Blakeview | Public primary · R-6 | 542 | 921 |
| Newbery Park Primary School | Millicent | Public primary · R-6 | 64 | 917 |
| Swallowcliffe School P-6 | Davoren Park | Public primary · R-6 | 423 | 917 |
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.