Para Hills High School
90 Beafield Road, Para Hills West SA 5096
Para Hills High School is a government secondary school in Para Hills West, SA for Years 7–12 with about 670 students. Its ICSEA is 948, 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 indicate Para Hills High School is a government secondary school in Para Hills West, SA, catering for years 7-12 since 1973. The school states it supports academic excellence, creativity, and personal growth through specialist programs including an award-winning Aboriginal Education program, an Exploring Identities and Futures learner-agency initiative, an International Student Program with a host family option, and a boys contemporary dance company. It also runs Learning Support, Wellbeing, and Inclusion hubs alongside student leadership opportunities.
Often praised
- award-winning Aboriginal Education program
- learner-agency recognition (EIF Team)
- strong student wellbeing/inclusion support
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Para Hills High 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus | Wynn Vale | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,090 | 1,280 |
| Thomas More College | Salisbury Downs | Catholic high school | 2.9 km | 973 | 1,132 |
| Salisbury East High School | Salisbury East | Public high school | 3.0 km | 941 | 1,008 |
| Endeavour College | Mawson Lakes | Independent high school | 3.0 km | 1,083 | 738 |
| The Heights SchoolGifted class: IGNITE | Modbury Heights | Public k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,060 | 1,811 |
| Parafield Gardens High School | Parafield Gardens | Public high school | 3.2 km | 928 | 1,277 |
| Tyndale Christian School | Salisbury East | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,016 | 1,498 |
| Pedare Christian College | Golden Grove | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.9 km | 1,097 | 1,146 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balaklava High School | Balaklava | Public high school · 7-12 | 425 | 948 |
| Mount Gambier High School | Mount Gambier | Public high school · 7-12 | 778 | 946 |
| Le Fevre High School | Semaphore South | Public high school · 7-12 | 456 | 951 |
| Thebarton Senior College | Torrensville | Public high school · 11-12 | 1,284 | 951 |
| Naracoorte High School | Naracoorte | Public high school · 7-12 | 457 | 952 |
| Riverton and District High School | Riverton | Public high school · 7-12 | 184 | 943 |
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.