Wallaroo Mines Primary School
Lipson Avenue, Kadina SA 5554
Wallaroo Mines Primary School is a government primary school in Kadina, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 92 students. Its ICSEA is 899, where the national average is 1000.
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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: Wallaroo Mines Primary School in Kadina offers Reception to Year 6 education. Established in 1876 as Kadina's first primary school, it moved to its current Lipson Avenue site in 1966. It is described as a small school, with fewer than 100 students, combining quality learning with a caring environment, literacy and numeracy programs, small class sizes and digital learning tools.
Often praised
- Small class sizes
- Caring learning environment
- Literacy and numeracy focus
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kadina Memorial School | Kadina | Public k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 951 | 1,184 |
| Harvest Christian College | Kadina | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 983 | 302 |
| St Mary MacKillop School | Wallaroo | Catholic k–12 / combined | 7.2 km | 968 | 139 |
| Wallaroo Primary School | Wallaroo | Public primary | 7.8 km | 865 | 65 |
| Moonta Area School | Moonta | Public k–12 / combined | 15.3 km | 924 | 253 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntfield Heights School P-6 | Huntfield Heights | Public primary · R-6 | 80 | 898 |
| Kingston-on-Murray Primary School | Kingston on Murray | Public primary · R-7 | 17 | 898 |
| Salisbury North Primary School | Salisbury North | Public primary · R-6 | 343 | 897 |
| Elizabeth Grove Primary School | Elizabeth Grove | Public primary · R-6 | 249 | 902 |
| Kirton Point Primary School | Port Lincoln | Public primary · R-6 | 195 | 896 |
| Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School | Birkenhead | Public primary · R-6 | 232 | 902 |
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.