St Margaret Mary's School
Croydon Park SA 5008
St Margaret Mary's School is a Catholic primary school in Croydon Park, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 324 students. Its ICSEA is 1,024, 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 Margaret Mary's is a Catholic primary school in Croydon Park, South Australia, for Reception to Year 6, with around 320 students. The community is culturally diverse, with a large share of students from language backgrounds other than English. The site also offers a preschool, playgroup and outside school hours care, giving families a range of early learning and care options in one place.
Often praised
- Culturally diverse community
- Preschool, playgroup and OSHC
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challa Gardens Primary School | Kilkenny | Public primary | 0.9 km | 982 | 251 |
| Australian Islamic College Adelaide | West Croydon | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,016 | 589 |
| Kilkenny Primary School | West Croydon | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,069 | 450 |
| Whitefriars School | Woodville Park | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,076 | 603 |
| St Michael's College - Primary Campus | Beverley | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | — | — |
| Bowden Brompton Community School | Brompton | Public k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 906 | 145 |
| Brompton Primary School | Renown Park | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,001 | 175 |
| Allenby Gardens Primary School | Allenby Gardens | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,062 | 392 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Visitation School | Taperoo | Catholic primary · R-6 | 320 | 1,026 |
| St John The Apostle Parish School | Christies Beach | Catholic primary · R-6 | 334 | 1,021 |
| Mary MacKillop Memorial School | Penola | Catholic primary · R-6 | 57 | 1,029 |
| St James School | Jamestown | Catholic primary · R-6 | 73 | 1,029 |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School | Seaford | Catholic primary · R-6 | 536 | 1,017 |
| St Gabriel's School | Enfield | Catholic primary · R-6 | 306 | 1,032 |
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.