Vale Park Primary School
40-56 Ascot Avenue, Vale Park SA 5081
Vale Park Primary School is a government primary school in Vale Park, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 393 students. Its ICSEA is 1,097, 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: Vale Park Primary School opened in 1964 and has about 415 students from reception to Year 6. It sits beside the River Torrens and Linear Park, roughly 8km from the Adelaide CBD. Programs include the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program, physical education and sport, Japanese language, performing arts and STEM. Facilities include a large oval, running track and outdoor classroom.
Often praised
- Japanese language program
- Kitchen Garden Program
- Riverside setting with large oval
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: high. 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 Vale Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Monica's Parish School | Walkerville | Catholic primary | 1.0 km | 1,102 | 192 |
| Open Access College | Marden | Public k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 1,017 | 4,028 |
| Klemzig Primary School | Klemzig | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,033 | 184 |
| St Andrew's School | Walkerville | Independent primary | 1.4 km | 1,191 | 376 |
| Hampstead Primary School | Greenacres | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,032 | 243 |
| Walkerville Primary School | Walkerville | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,139 | 548 |
| Felixstow Primary School | Felixstow | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,014 | 76 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School | Greenacres | Catholic primary | 2.0 km | 1,085 | 691 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coromandel Valley Primary School | Coromandel Valley | Public primary · R-6 | 483 | 1,097 |
| Clapham Primary School | Clapham | Public primary · R-6 | 243 | 1,098 |
| Edwardstown Primary School | Melrose Park | Public primary · R-6 | 512 | 1,098 |
| Hillcrest Primary School | Hillcrest | Public primary · R-6 | 395 | 1,096 |
| Norton Summit Primary School | Norton Summit | Public primary · R-6 | 57 | 1,098 |
| Blackwood Primary School | Eden Hills | Public primary · R-6 | 363 | 1,095 |
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.