Mount Burr Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Burr, South Australia 5279 · Wattle Range LGA
About Mount Burr Primary School
Mount Burr Primary School is a public primary school located in Mount Burr, South Australia (5279), within the Wattle Range local government area. It caters for students from R to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 37 students (11 girls and 26 boys).
Mount Burr Primary School has an ICSEA value of 959, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 29th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 45% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (4.3 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 5% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount Burr Primary School scores 37.0 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 959
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-5% enrolments since 2020 (area median -16%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+12 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 Mount Burr Primary School's 37 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount Burr Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount Burr Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Millicent High School
Millicent · Government high school · 7-12
349 students · ICSEA 926 · 10 km away
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Millicent · Catholic primary · R-6
166 students · ICSEA 1004 · 11 km away
Newbery Park Primary School
Millicent · Government primary · R-6
64 students · ICSEA 917 · 11 km away
Millicent North Primary School
Millicent · Government primary · R-6
203 students · ICSEA 951 · 12 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Aldinga Beach Primary School
Aldinga · Government primary · R-6
377 students · ICSEA 959
Riverton Primary School
Riverton · Government primary · R-6
81 students · ICSEA 959
Mundulla Primary School
Mundulla · Government primary · R-6
73 students · ICSEA 960
Suttontown Primary School
Suttontown · Government primary · R-6
101 students · ICSEA 960
Salisbury Park Primary School
Salisbury Park · Government primary · U, R-6
220 students · ICSEA 960
Keyneton Primary School
Keyneton · Government primary · R-6
14 students · ICSEA 957
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Burr Primary School a public or private school?
Mount Burr Primary School is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Mount Burr Primary School offer?
Mount Burr Primary School offers R to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Mount Burr Primary School?
In 2025, Mount Burr Primary School had 37 enrolled students (11 girls, 26 boys), a change of -5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount Burr Primary School?
Mount Burr Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 959. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Burr Primary School?
Mount Burr Primary School has about 8.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Reception at Mount Burr Primary School each year?
In 2025, Mount Burr Primary School had 10 students in Reception and 4 in Year 6.
Is Mount Burr Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Mount Burr Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount Burr Primary School?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of Mount Burr 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.
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