Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Para Vista, South Australia 5093 · Salisbury LGA
About Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista
Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista is an independent primary school located in Para Vista, South Australia (5093), within the Salisbury local government area. It caters for students from R to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 440 students (201 girls and 239 boys). The school is affiliated with Lutheran Education SA, NT & WA.
Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista has an ICSEA value of 1089, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 81st percentile of Australian schools. 33% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 6% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 34 teachers (31.6 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.9 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista scores 74.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 26th of 348 primary schools in SA (1st of 30 in the Salisbury area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1089
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)33% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median -9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+7 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista's 440 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Para Vista Primary School
Para Vista · Government primary · R-6
206 students · ICSEA 950 · 425 m away
Prescott Primary School, Northern
Para Vista · Independent primary · R-6
462 students · ICSEA 1083 · 671 m away
Modbury West School
Modbury · Government primary · R-6
264 students · ICSEA 1020 · 969 m away
Valley View Secondary School
Para Vista · Government high school · U, 7-12
596 students · ICSEA 963 · 1.1 km away
East Para Primary School
Para Hills · Government primary · R-6
194 students · ICSEA 994 · 1.3 km away
Ingle Farm East Primary School
Ingle Farm · Government primary · U, R-6
268 students · ICSEA 981 · 1.5 km away
Ingle Farm Primary School
Ingle Farm · Government primary · U, R-6
454 students · ICSEA 967 · 2.2 km away
Para Hills School
Para Hills · Government primary · U, R-6
269 students · ICSEA 978 · 2.3 km away
Wandana Primary School
Gilles Plains · Government primary · U, R-6
181 students · ICSEA 962 · 2.3 km away
North Ingle School
Ingle Farm · Government primary · R-6
180 students · ICSEA 998 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Prescott Primary School, Northern
Para Vista · Independent primary · R-6
462 students · ICSEA 1083
Sunrise Christian School Paradise
Paradise · Independent primary · R-6
175 students · ICSEA 1096
Saint Spyridon College
Unley · Independent primary · R-6
39 students · ICSEA 1081
St Michael's Lutheran School, Hahndorf Inc
Hahndorf · Independent primary · R-6
192 students · ICSEA 1101
St Mark's Lutheran School
Mount Barker · Independent primary · R-6
351 students · ICSEA 1071
Pilgrim School
Aberfoyle Park · Independent primary · R-6
161 students · ICSEA 1109
Frequently asked questions
Is Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista a public or private school?
Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Lutheran Education SA, NT & WA.
What year levels does Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista offer?
Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista offers R to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista?
In 2025, Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista had 440 enrolled students (201 girls, 239 boys), a change of 1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista?
Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1089. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista rank in SA?
Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista ranks 26th of 348 primary schools in South Australia on the Success Index (74.4/100), and 587th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista?
Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista has about 13.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Reception at Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista each year?
In 2025, Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista had 71 students in Reception and 59 in Year 6.
Is Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista co-ed?
Yes. Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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