Wandana Primary School
2-12 Cowra Avenue, Gilles Plains SA 5086
Wandana Primary School is a government primary school in Gilles Plains, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 181 students. Its ICSEA is 962, 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: Wandana Primary School is a South Australian government school on Cowra Avenue, Gilles Plains, in the City of Tea Tree Gully area. Public listings describe it as serving students from preschool through to the primary years, with roughly 180 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio of about 11 to 1. It has an active school community presence online.
Often praised
- Low student-to-teacher ratio
- Preschool to primary pathway
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle College - Gilles Plains Campus | Gilles Plains | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.2 km | — | — |
| St Paul's College | Gilles Plains | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | 1,037 | 1,191 |
| Avenues College | Windsor Gardens | Public k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 929 | 493 |
| Prescott Primary School, Northern | Para Vista | Independent primary | 1.6 km | 1,083 | 462 |
| Dernancourt School | Dernancourt | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,046 | 326 |
| Heritage College Incorporated | Oakden | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 1,040 | 437 |
| Ingle Farm East Primary School | Ingle Farm | Public primary | 1.9 km | 981 | 268 |
| Para Vista Primary School | Para Vista | Public primary | 2.1 km | 950 | 206 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angle Vale Primary School | Angle Vale | Public primary · R-6 | 383 | 963 |
| Monash Primary and Preschool | Monash | Public primary · R-6 | 101 | 961 |
| Nuriootpa Primary School | Nuriootpa | Public primary · R-6 | 183 | 963 |
| Victor Harbor Primary School | Victor Harbor | Public primary · R-6 | 454 | 963 |
| Darlington Primary School | Seacombe Gardens | Public primary · R-6 | 184 | 964 |
| Mundulla Primary School | Mundulla | Public primary · R-6 | 73 | 960 |
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.