Minlaton District School
2 North Terrace, Minlaton SA 5575
Minlaton District School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Minlaton, SA from Reception to Year 12 with about 268 students. Its ICSEA is 965, 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 Minlaton District School as a R-12 government school serving the Minlaton community on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula. The school promotes a vision of a connected community where students are empowered to thrive academically and personally, guided by values including a zest for learning, mastery, and student belonging. It offers a continuous R-12 learning pathway with facilities such as science laboratories, a commercial kitchen, design and technology workshops, visual arts studios, and sports facilities, alongside SACE senior subjects, vocational pathways, and bus routes serving surrounding towns.
Often praised
- continuous R-12 learning pathway
- modern facilities (labs, kitchens, arts studios)
- SACE and vocational pathway options
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorketown Area School | Yorketown | Public k–12 / combined | 27.8 km | 940 | 220 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burra Community School | Burra | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 194 | 964 |
| Keith Area School | Keith | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 295 | 968 |
| Miltaburra Area School | Wirrulla | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 61 | 962 |
| Cowell Area School | Cowell | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 169 | 969 |
| Elliston Area School | Elliston | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 61 | 961 |
| Karoonda Area School | Karoonda | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 145 | 961 |
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.