Unley Primary School
222 Wattle Street, Unley SA 5061
Unley Primary School is a government primary school in Unley, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 470 students. Its ICSEA is 1,154, 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
Drawn from public online sources: Unley Primary School is a coeducational government school on Wattle Street, Unley, opened in January 1879 with 194 students. Enrolment peaked at around 1,500 children in the 1920s, and recent listings show roughly 470 to 510 students in reception to Year 7, with a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15 to 1. The school is zoned for its local area.
Often praised
- Long local history since 1879
- Zoned local community school
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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 Unley Primary School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walford Anglican School for Girls | Hyde Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 1,162 | 400 |
| Saint Spyridon College | Unley | Independent primary | 0.5 km | 1,081 | 39 |
| Concordia College | Highgate | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,140 | 1,312 |
| Sunrise Christian School Fullarton | Fullarton | Independent primary | 1.2 km | 1,133 | 175 |
| Parkside Primary School | Parkside | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,126 | 331 |
| St Thomas' School | Goodwood | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,116 | 297 |
| Highgate School | Highgate | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,150 | 616 |
| St Raphael's School | Parkside | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,048 | 96 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnside Primary School | Burnside | Public primary · R-6 | 686 | 1,156 |
| Highgate School | Highgate | Public primary · R-6 | 616 | 1,150 |
| Linden Park Primary School | Linden Park | Public primary · R-6 | 981 | 1,160 |
| Norwood Primary School | Norwood | Public primary · R-6 | 361 | 1,148 |
| Goodwood Primary School | Goodwood | Public primary · R-6 | 408 | 1,147 |
| Rose Park Primary School | Rose Park | Public primary · R-6 | 525 | 1,162 |
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.