Linden Park Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Linden Park, South Australia 5065 · Burnside LGA
About Linden Park Primary School
Linden Park Primary School is a public primary school located in Linden Park, South Australia (5065), within the Burnside local government area. It caters for students from R to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 981 students (478 girls and 503 boys).
Linden Park Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1160, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 97th percentile of Australian schools. 65% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 67 teachers (53.2 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.4 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Linden Park Primary School scores 78.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of primary schools nationally and 8th of 348 primary schools in SA (1st of 4 in the Burnside area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1160
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)65% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)18.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -13%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+6 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 Linden Park Primary School's 981 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Linden Park Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Linden Park Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Seymour College
Glen Osmond · Independent combined · R-12
715 students · ICSEA 1150 · 910 m away
Glenunga International High School
Glenunga · Government high school · 7-12
2,340 students · ICSEA 1153 · 964 m away
Glen Osmond Primary School
Myrtle Bank · Government primary · R-6
363 students · ICSEA 1143 · 1.3 km away
St Patrick's Special School
Dulwich · Catholic special · U
51 students · ICSEA 1115 · 1.6 km away
Burnside Primary School
Burnside · Government primary · R-6
686 students · ICSEA 1156 · 2.0 km away
Marryatville High School
Marryatville · Government high school · 7-12
1,759 students · ICSEA 1120 · 2.1 km away
St Raphael's School
Parkside · Catholic primary · R-6
96 students · ICSEA 1048 · 2.1 km away
Sunrise Christian School Fullarton
Fullarton · Independent primary · R-6
175 students · ICSEA 1133 · 2.3 km away
Loreto College
Marryatville · Catholic combined · R-12
717 students · ICSEA 1098 · 2.3 km away
Parkside Primary School
Parkside · Government primary · R-6
331 students · ICSEA 1126 · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Rose Park Primary School
Rose Park · Government primary · R-6
525 students · ICSEA 1162
Burnside Primary School
Burnside · Government primary · R-6
686 students · ICSEA 1156
Unley Primary School
Unley · Government primary · R-6
470 students · ICSEA 1154
Highgate School
Highgate · Government primary · U, R-6
616 students · ICSEA 1150
Norwood Primary School
Norwood · Government primary · R-6
361 students · ICSEA 1148
Goodwood Primary School
Goodwood · Government primary · R-6
408 students · ICSEA 1147
Frequently asked questions
Is Linden Park Primary School a public or private school?
Linden Park Primary School is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Linden Park Primary School offer?
Linden Park Primary School offers R to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Linden Park Primary School?
In 2025, Linden Park Primary School had 981 enrolled students (478 girls, 503 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Linden Park Primary School?
Linden Park Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1160. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Linden Park Primary School rank in SA?
Linden Park Primary School ranks 8th of 348 primary schools in South Australia on the Success Index (78.3/100), and 301st of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Linden Park Primary School?
Linden Park Primary School has about 18.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Reception at Linden Park Primary School each year?
In 2025, Linden Park Primary School had 140 students in Reception and 149 in Year 6.
Is Linden Park Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Linden Park Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Linden Park Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Linden Park Primary School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Linden Park Primary School?
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