The Heights School
Brunel Drive, Modbury Heights SA 5092
The Heights School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Modbury Heights, SA from Reception to Year 12 with about 1,811 students. Its ICSEA is 1,060, 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: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, The Heights School is a large government R-12 school in Modbury Heights, one of only three public schools in South Australia offering the Ignite program for gifted and high-achieving students. The school also runs a Heights Technical College for trades and applied learning, a School of Languages, an Aboriginal Education program, an Observatory program, and a Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden. Recent NAPLAN results across tested year levels sit above national averages.
Often praised
- Ignite program for gifted students
- Technical college and trades pathways
- Above-average NAPLAN results
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See The Heights School on My School · Why some data is missing
Gifted and accelerated programs
IGNITE
IGNITE is the South Australian Department for Education's program for gifted secondary students, offered at three public high schools. The department lists these schools as approved to select entry by test, audition or interview.
- Entry
- Test/audition/interview (school approved to select entry
Source: department page ↗. Check current entry dates with the school.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus | Wynn Vale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,090 | 1,280 |
| Pedare Christian College | Golden Grove | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,097 | 1,146 |
| Garden College - Modbury Campus | Modbury | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | — | — |
| Pinnacle College - Golden Grove | Golden Grove | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Torrens Valley Christian School | Hope Valley | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.9 km | 1,085 | 565 |
| Tyndale Christian School | Salisbury East | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 1,016 | 1,498 |
| Pinnacle College - Gilles Plains Campus | Gilles Plains | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.6 km | — | — |
| St Paul's College | Gilles Plains | Catholic k–12 / combined | 4.7 km | 1,037 | 1,191 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plympton International College | Plympton | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 825 | 1,044 |
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.