Palmer Primary School
Olive Grove Avenue, Palmer SA 5237
Palmer Primary School is a government primary school in Palmer, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 28 students. Its ICSEA is 987, 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: Palmer Primary School is a small government school in Palmer, South Australia, with around 28 students. It has a strong teaching focus on literacy and numeracy, and students use individual laptops. A low student-to-teacher ratio means children receive close attention within a small country community.
Often praised
- Literacy and numeracy focus
- Individual student laptops
- Small class sizes
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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 Palmer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | Mount Pleasant | Public primary | 13.2 km | 994 | 58 |
| Mannum Community College | Mannum | Public k–12 / combined | 14.5 km | 936 | 398 |
| Springton Primary School | Springton | Public primary | 17.6 km | 1,006 | 13 |
| Mount Torrens Christian School | Mount Torrens | Independent k–12 / combined | 18.2 km | 999 | 57 |
| Birdwood Primary School | Birdwood | Public primary | 18.8 km | 995 | 194 |
| St Benedict School | Mount Torrens | Independent primary | 19.7 km | 1,109 | 49 |
| Cambrai Primary School | Cambrai | Public primary | 24.8 km | 905 | 27 |
| Gumeracha Primary School | Gumeracha | Public primary | 25.8 km | 1,021 | 87 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gawler East Primary School | Gawler East | Public primary · R-6 | 374 | 987 |
| Kapunda Primary School | Kapunda | Public primary · R-6 | 274 | 987 |
| Truro Primary School | Truro | Public primary · R-6 | 22 | 987 |
| Surrey Downs Primary School | Surrey Downs | Public primary · R-6 | 148 | 986 |
| Hallett Cove South Primary School | Hallett Cove | Public primary · R-6 | 77 | 989 |
| North Haven School | North Haven | Public primary · R-6 | 249 | 985 |
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.