St Columba's Memorial School
Yorketown SA 5576
St Columba's Memorial School is a Catholic primary school in Yorketown, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 79 students. Its ICSEA is 984, where the national average is 1000.
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, 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: St Columba's Memorial School is a Catholic co-educational school in Yorketown on the Yorke Peninsula, founded in 1957 by the Sisters of St Joseph. Its motto is 'small school, big opportunities'. A new building with flexible learning spaces and modern technology opened in 2024. It has a hall with stage, classes of about twenty, and a sustainability focus with orchard, gardens and chickens.
Often praised
- Small school, big opportunities
- New flexible learning spaces
- Sustainability focus
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorketown Area School | Yorketown | Public k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 940 | 220 |
| Warooka Primary School | Warooka | Public primary | 18.6 km | 955 | 38 |
| Stansbury Primary School | Stansbury | Public primary | 21.6 km | 954 | 18 |
| Minlaton District School | Minlaton | Public k–12 / combined | 28.2 km | 965 | 268 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Augustine's Parish School | Salisbury | Catholic primary · R-6 | 664 | 981 |
| St Joseph's School | Ottoway | Catholic primary · R-6 | 154 | 990 |
| Catherine McAuley School | Craigmore | Catholic primary · R-6 | 483 | 976 |
| Holy Family Catholic School | Parafield Gardens | Catholic primary · R-6 | 539 | 1,000 |
| St Patrick's School | Mansfield Park | Catholic primary · R-6 | 180 | 1,002 |
| St Brigid's School | Kilburn | Catholic primary · R-6 | 165 | 965 |
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.