Tumby Bay Area School
West Terrace, Tumby Bay SA 5605
Tumby Bay Area School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Tumby Bay, SA from Reception to Year 12 with about 237 students. Its ICSEA is 988, 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
Public online sources describe Tumby Bay Area School as a Reception-to-Year-12 government school on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, with around 246 students and an 11:1 student-teacher ratio. It offers SACE through to Year 12 and is known for hands-on "Learning Expeditions" such as a local Razorfish research project, street art initiatives, and a Lipson Cove revegetation program. Facilities include an oval, community library, skills and recreation centres, canteen, and on-site OSHC.
Often praised
- hands-on Learning Expeditions
- environmental/community projects
- small student-teacher ratio
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Tumby Bay Area School on My School · Why some data is missing
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleve Area School | Cleve | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 324 | 988 |
| Reynella East College | Reynella East | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 1,938 | 988 |
| Mount Compass Area School | Mount Compass | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 469 | 987 |
| Kangaroo Inn Area School | Kangaroo Inn | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 106 | 990 |
| Orroroo Area School | Orroroo | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 144 | 991 |
| Kimba Area School | Kimba | Public k–12 / combined · R-12 | 187 | 992 |
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.