Kangaroo Island Community Education is a small co-ed government school that serves the island community from Kingscote.
NAPLAN 13 points below national year-level averages; the result is a B overall.
Kangaroo Island Community Education is a small co-ed government school that serves the island community from Kingscote. It has a reputation for being strongly pastoral and genuinely tight-knit, where staff know families well. The school supports SACE completion and provides EALD and disability support, with a dedicated Festival of Music that brings the community together. Families value the rural setting, outdoor spaces including Parndana Campsite, and the school's genuine connection to island life.
Kangaroo Island Community Education is also known as KICE and KICE Kingscote.
Kangaroo Island Community Education has an overall SchoolRank score of 52.9/100, rated "Average". This score is calculated from academic results, student growth, wellbeing, extracurricular programs, and value for money. Academically, the school scores 49/100, indicating developing performance relative to other Australian schools. The school's ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is 998, close to the national average of 1,000.
In 2025 NAPLAN testing at Kangaroo Island Community Education, Year 3 students averaged 393 across the tested NAPLAN domains, below the national average of 407 for that year level, and Year 5 students averaged 471, below the national average of 490 for that year level, and Year 7 students averaged 540, in line with the national average of 540 for that year level, and Year 9 students averaged 549, below the national average of 569 for that year level. National averages are specific to each year level, because NAPLAN scores are scaled so older year levels score higher, a school-wide average can't be compared with a single national figure.
Kangaroo Island Community Education is a medium-sized government combined school with approximately 710 students. It offers education for years R-12. As a government school, enrolment is generally available to students living within the school's designated catchment zone. Families outside the zone may apply for out-of-area placement subject to availability.
Kangaroo Island Community Education is a government school, so there are no tuition fees. Families may be asked to contribute to voluntary school fees covering materials, excursions, and activities. The school has a value score of 52/100 on SchoolRank, which compares educational outcomes relative to cost, government schools typically score well on this measure.
Kangaroo Island Community Education has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. This is below the national average of approximately 14:1, meaning students generally receive more individual attention. Support staff make up 34% of the workforce, providing additional learning assistance and pastoral care. The student attendance rate is 88%, which is moderate.
Kangaroo Island Community Education is located in Kingscote, SA, classified as a remote school. With an ICSEA of 998 (46th percentile), the school community's socio-educational advantage is around the national average. ICSEA measures the educational advantage of a school's community, not the school's quality, a lower ICSEA school with strong academic scores may indicate particularly effective teaching.