Port Lincoln High School
Ruskin Road, Port Lincoln SA 5606
Port Lincoln High School is a government secondary school in Port Lincoln, SA for Years 7–12 with about 767 students. Its ICSEA is 923, 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
Based on publicly available information, Port Lincoln High School is the largest secondary school on the Eyre Peninsula, serving years 8-12 with a broad, inclusive curriculum. It runs named programs including Adopt-A-Barra, Bridge, Clontarf, and a Tailored Learning Centre, teaches Japanese and other international languages, and holds sister-school partnerships with schools in Japan and Brunei. The school also hosts a South Australian Aboriginal Sports Training Academy location and is noted for a strong arts faculty.
Often praised
- Clontarf and Adopt-A-Barra programs
- international sister-school partnerships
- strong arts faculty
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 Port Lincoln 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's School | Port Lincoln | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 1,015 | 829 |
| Navigator College | Port Lincoln | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,013 | 466 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millicent High School | Millicent | Public high school · 7-12 | 349 | 926 |
| Murray Bridge High School | Murray Bridge | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,228 | 918 |
| Parafield Gardens High School | Parafield Gardens | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,277 | 928 |
| Craigmore High School | Blakeview | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,245 | 916 |
| Renmark High School | Renmark | Public high school · 7-12 | 414 | 930 |
| Peterborough High School | Peterborough | Public high school · 7-12 | 53 | 931 |
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.