St Joseph's Memorial School
Norwood SA 5067
St Joseph's Memorial School is a Catholic primary school in Norwood, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 192 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,108, 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: St Joseph's Memorial School is a Catholic co-educational primary school in the Norwood and Kensington area of Adelaide, with Reception to Year 1 on one campus and Years 2 to 6 on another. The school has Josephite and Jesuit roots dating to the 1800s, around 190 students and a culturally diverse community.
Often praised
- Historic Catholic heritage
- Culturally diverse community
- Two-campus structure
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Ignatius' College - Junior School Campus | Norwood | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.2 km | — | — |
| Loreto College | Marryatville | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 1,098 | 717 |
| St Joseph's Memorial School - Junior Primary Campus | Kensington | Catholic primary | 0.5 km | — | — |
| Marryatville Primary School | Kensington | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,127 | 506 |
| Pembroke School - Middle School Campus | Kensington Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,171 | 1,672 |
| Norwood Primary School | Norwood | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,148 | 361 |
| Pembroke School - Senior School Campus | Kensington Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | — | — |
| Pembroke School - Junior School Campus | Kensington Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | — | — |
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 Pius X School | Windsor Gardens | Catholic primary · R-6 | 552 | 1,108 |
| Star of the Sea School | Henley Beach | Catholic primary · R-6 | 558 | 1,108 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School | Brompton | Catholic primary · R-6 | 153 | 1,105 |
| St Mary's Memorial School | Glenelg | Catholic primary · R-6 | 405 | 1,113 |
| St Monica's Parish School | Walkerville | Catholic primary · R-6 | 192 | 1,102 |
| Rosary School | Prospect | Catholic primary · R-6 | 484 | 1,101 |
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.