Swan Reach Area School
Showground Road, Swan Reach SA 5354
Swan Reach Area School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Swan Reach, SA from Reception to Year 12 with about 86 students. Its ICSEA is 940, 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, Swan Reach Area School is a government R-12 school in the rural Riverland town of Swan Reach, serving as the only Preschool to Year 12 school across the Barossa, Riverland and Murraylands region. The school describes itself around the values of integrity, resilience, confidence and respect, with a strong focus on family partnerships and community connection, recently marking its 65th anniversary. It also runs an Early Learning Centre, preschool, occasional care, playgroup and a community library alongside its school programs.
Often praised
- strong community connections
- only P-12 school in region
- broad early learning to Year 12 services
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorketown Area School | Yorketown | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 220 | 940 |
| Mannum Community College | Mannum | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 398 | 936 |
| Gawler and District College B-12 | Evanston | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 1,247 | 932 |
| Coomandook Area School | Coomandook | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 107 | 950 |
| Eudunda Area School | Eudunda | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 223 | 950 |
| Hawker Area School | Hawker | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 45 | 930 |
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.