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St Joseph's School

Port Lincoln SA 5606

CatholicK–12 / combinedYears R-12
School website

St Joseph's School is a Catholic combined primary and secondary school in Port Lincoln, SA from Reception to Year 12 with about 829 students. Its ICSEA is 1,015, where the national average is 1000.

829students
1,015ICSEA · higher than 32% of SA private schools
3%language background other than English
4%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
61teaching staff (FTE)

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 Joseph's School is a co-educational Catholic day and boarding school in Port Lincoln, South Australia, teaching Preschool to Year 12 in the Josephite tradition. It has about 830 students, offers SACE senior studies with vocational pathways, and provides boarding for Years 7 to 12. Its music program and boarding community are noted strengths.

Often praised

  • Boarding for Years 7-12
  • Music program

This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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

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Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
Navigator CollegePort LincolnIndependent k–12 / combined1.7 km1,013466

Schools with a similar ICSEA in SA

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
St Mark's College - Bosco CampusPort PirieCatholic k–12 / combined · R-129451,002
Tenison Woods CollegeMount GambierCatholic k–12 / combined · R-121,5521,031
Caritas CollegePort Augusta WestCatholic k–12 / combined · R-12541995
Blackfriars Priory SchoolProspectCatholic k–12 / combined · R-127861,037
St Paul's CollegeGilles PlainsCatholic k–12 / combined · R-121,1911,037

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.