Best Schools in South Australia · 2026

Key figures

• South Australia has 687 schools, teaching around 284,857 students.
• By sector that is 489 government, 96 Catholic and 102 independent.
• By level, 435 primary, 86 secondary and 166 combined primary and secondary.
• Schools in South Australia average 48/100 on our academic score, which compares NAPLAN results within the same year level nationally.
• The largest school communities are Morphett vale (12 schools), Adelaide (11 schools) and Mount gambier (9 schools).

Top schools in South Australia

1. St Andrew's School
   Walkerville · Independent · Primary — Overall 86/100
2. Dara School
   Morphettville · Independent · Combined — Overall 83/100
3. Rose Park Primary School
   Rose Park · Government · Primary — Overall 80/100
4. Linden Park Primary School
   Linden Park · Government · Primary — Overall 77/100
5. Burnside Primary School
   Burnside · Government · Primary — Overall 76/100
6. Norwood Primary School
   Norwood · Government · Primary — Overall 72/100
7. Glenunga International High School
   Glenunga · Government · Secondary — Overall 71/100
8. Magill School
   Magill · Government · Primary — Overall 71/100
9. Hillcrest Primary School
   Hillcrest · Government · Primary — Overall 71/100
10. Richmond Primary School
    Keswick · Government · Primary — Overall 71/100

Suburbs with the most schools in South Australia

• Morphett vale (12 schools) · avg academic 46/100
• Adelaide (11 schools) · avg academic 61/100
• Mount gambier (9 schools) · avg academic 39/100
• Aberfoyle Park (7 schools) · avg academic 55/100
• Port Pirie (7 schools) · avg academic 36/100
• Port lincoln (7 schools) · avg academic 35/100
• Murray bridge (7 schools) · avg academic 30/100
• Mount barker (7 schools) · avg academic 50/100
• Parafield gardens (6 schools) · avg academic 45/100
• Whyalla Norrie (6 schools) · avg academic 32/100

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