Mount Barker South Primary School
33-45 Princes Road, Mount Barker SA 5251
Mount Barker South Primary School is a government primary school in Mount Barker, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 399 students. Its ICSEA is 1,011, 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: Mount Barker South Primary School is a government school for Reception to Year 6 with about 400 students. It is described as a Science Focus School. Out of school hours care and vacation care are available through an external provider, and the school day runs from 8.50am to 3.20pm.
Often praised
- Science focus school
- Out of school hours care
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mark's Lutheran School | Mount Barker | Independent primary | 0.8 km | 1,071 | 351 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Mount Barker Campus | Mount Barker | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | — | — |
| Mount Barker Primary School | Mount Barker | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,016 | 326 |
| Mount Barker Waldorf School | Mount Barker | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,087 | 321 |
| St Francis de Sales College | Mount Barker | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,051 | 1,047 |
| Littlehampton Primary School | Littlehampton | Public primary | 3.5 km | 1,036 | 336 |
| Nairne School - Preschool & Primary | Nairne | Public primary | 6.1 km | 1,009 | 399 |
| Echunga Primary School | Echunga | Public primary | 6.6 km | 1,042 | 149 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modbury South Primary School | Hope Valley | Public primary · R-6 | 179 | 1,011 |
| Booborowie Primary School | Booborowie | Public primary · R-7 | 21 | 1,010 |
| Koolunga Primary School | Koolunga | Public primary · R-7 | 20 | 1,013 |
| Meadows Primary School | Meadows | Public primary · R-6 | 193 | 1,013 |
| Nairne School - Preschool & Primary | Nairne | Public primary · R-6 | 399 | 1,009 |
| Felixstow Primary School | Felixstow | Public primary · R-6 | 76 | 1,014 |
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.