Port Augusta West Primary School
46 Mildred Street, Port Augusta West SA 5700
Port Augusta West Primary School is a government primary school in Port Augusta West, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 150 students. Its ICSEA is 924, 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: Port Augusta West Primary School opened in 1881 and teaches Reception to Year 6 on the north-western side of Port Augusta, close to the coast and the edge of the Flinders Ranges. It has around 140 students, a Special Options Class that supports students from across Port Augusta, and offers out of school hours care and vacation care.
Often praised
- Special Options Class
- Out of school hours care
- Long school history
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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 Port Augusta West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caritas College | Port Augusta West | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.5 km | 995 | 541 |
| Flinders View Primary School | Port Augusta West | Public primary | 1.2 km | 761 | 141 |
| Carlton School | Port Augusta | Public k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 685 | 99 |
| Augusta Park Primary School | Port Augusta | Public primary | 3.2 km | 795 | 190 |
| Seaview Christian College | Port Augusta | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 883 | 168 |
| Willsden Primary School | Port Augusta | Public primary | 3.5 km | 758 | 86 |
| Stirling North Primary School | Stirling North | Public primary | 8.5 km | 938 | 317 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Windemere B-6 School | Salisbury North | Public primary · R-6 | 426 | 924 |
| Murray Bridge North School | Murray Bridge | Public primary · R-6 | 486 | 924 |
| Barmera Primary School | Barmera | Public primary · R-6 | 132 | 925 |
| Berri Primary School | Berri | Public primary · R-6 | 250 | 923 |
| Christie Downs Primary School | Christie Downs | Public primary · R-6 | 205 | 925 |
| Madison Park School | Salisbury East | Public primary · R-6 | 188 | 923 |
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.