Nailsworth Primary School
2 Balfour Street, Nailsworth SA 5083
Nailsworth Primary School is a government primary school in Nailsworth, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 548 students. Its ICSEA is 1,106, 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: Nailsworth Primary School is a South Australian government school for Reception to Year 6, about 6km north of the Adelaide CBD, with roughly 548 students. Its grounds feature well-maintained, refurbished 1800s character buildings alongside modern learning spaces, plentiful grassed and asphalt play areas, a shaded playground and a nature play space.
Often praised
- Heritage character buildings
- Nature play space
- Inner-north location
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect North Primary School | Prospect | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,037 | 373 |
| St Monica's Parish School | Walkerville | Catholic primary | 1.2 km | 1,102 | 192 |
| Prospect Primary School | Prospect | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,109 | 537 |
| Rosary School | Prospect | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,101 | 484 |
| St Andrew's School | Walkerville | Independent primary | 1.5 km | 1,191 | 376 |
| Blackfriars Priory School | Prospect | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,037 | 786 |
| Walkerville Primary School | Walkerville | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,139 | 548 |
| Wilderness School | Medindie | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,176 | 856 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Street Primary School | Adelaide | Public primary · R-6 | 275 | 1,107 |
| Black Forest Primary School | Black Forest | Public primary · R-6 | 410 | 1,108 |
| Hawthorndene Primary School | Hawthorndene | Public primary · R-6 | 290 | 1,108 |
| Henley Beach Primary School | Henley Beach South | Public primary · R-6 | 354 | 1,104 |
| Crafers Primary School | Crafers | Public primary · R-6 | 221 | 1,109 |
| Prospect Primary School | Prospect | Public primary · R-6 | 537 | 1,109 |
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.