Nairne School - Preschool & Primary
5 Saleyard Road, Nairne SA 5252
Nairne School - Preschool & Primary is a government primary school in Nairne, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 399 students. Its ICSEA is 1,009, 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: Nairne School is an Adelaide Hills government school offering preschool through Year 6, with about 400 students. It describes a focus on the whole child, including social, emotional, intellectual and physical development, and uses the Walker Learning approach with emphasis on literacy, mathematics and social and emotional learning. An out-of-school-hours care service operates on site.
Often praised
- Walker Learning approach
- Whole-child focus
- Preschool to Year 6
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littlehampton Primary School | Littlehampton | Public primary | 3.5 km | 1,036 | 336 |
| St Francis de Sales College | Mount Barker | Catholic k–12 / combined | 4.6 km | 1,051 | 1,047 |
| St Mark's Lutheran School | Mount Barker | Independent primary | 5.4 km | 1,071 | 351 |
| Mount Barker Waldorf School | Mount Barker | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.5 km | 1,087 | 321 |
| Mount Barker Primary School | Mount Barker | Public primary | 5.6 km | 1,016 | 326 |
| Mount Barker South Primary School | Mount Barker | Public primary | 6.1 km | 1,011 | 399 |
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Mount Barker Campus | Mount Barker | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.6 km | — | — |
| Oakbank School | Oakbank | Public k–12 / combined | 8.2 km | 993 | 337 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booborowie Primary School | Booborowie | Public primary · R-7 | 21 | 1,010 |
| Lyndoch Primary School | Lyndoch | Public primary · R-6 | 68 | 1,008 |
| Modbury South Primary School | Hope Valley | Public primary · R-6 | 179 | 1,011 |
| Mount Barker South Primary School | Mount Barker | Public primary · R-6 | 399 | 1,011 |
| Rendelsham Primary and Preschool | Rendelsham | Public primary · R-6 | 39 | 1,007 |
| Hewett Primary School | Hewett | Public primary · R-6 | 400 | 1,006 |
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.