Mount Pleasant Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Pleasant, South Australia 5235 · Barossa LGA
About Mount Pleasant Primary School
Mount Pleasant Primary School is a public primary school located in Mount Pleasant, South Australia (5235), within the Barossa local government area. It caters for students from R to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 58 students (29 girls and 29 boys).
Mount Pleasant Primary School has an ICSEA value of 994, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 44th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 40% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (5.0 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount Pleasant Primary School scores 45.2 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 994
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+12% enrolments since 2020 (area median -11%)
- 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 Mount Pleasant Primary School's 58 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount Pleasant Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount Pleasant Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Springton Primary School
Springton · Government primary · R-6
13 students · ICSEA 1006 · 8.2 km away
Birdwood Primary School
Birdwood · Government primary · R-6
194 students · ICSEA 995 · 10 km away
Birdwood High School
Birdwood · Government high school · 7-12
555 students · ICSEA 996 · 10 km away
Palmer Primary School
Palmer · Government primary · R-6
28 students · ICSEA 987 · 13 km away
Mount Torrens Christian School
Mount Torrens · Independent combined · R-12
57 students · ICSEA 999 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Kersbrook Primary School
Kersbrook · Government primary · R-6
62 students · ICSEA 994
Myponga Primary School
Myponga · Government primary · R-6
87 students · ICSEA 994
Robe Primary School
Robe · Government primary · R-6
97 students · ICSEA 994
East Para Primary School
Para Hills · Government primary · R-6
194 students · ICSEA 994
Laura Primary School
Laura · Government primary · R-6
62 students · ICSEA 993
Naracoorte Primary School
Naracoorte · Government primary · U, R-6
313 students · ICSEA 995
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Pleasant Primary School a public or private school?
Mount Pleasant Primary School is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Mount Pleasant Primary School offer?
Mount Pleasant Primary School offers R to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Mount Pleasant Primary School?
In 2025, Mount Pleasant Primary School had 58 enrolled students (29 girls, 29 boys), a change of 12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount Pleasant Primary School?
Mount Pleasant Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 994. 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 Pleasant Primary School?
Mount Pleasant Primary School has about 11.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Reception at Mount Pleasant Primary School each year?
In 2025, Mount Pleasant Primary School had 14 students in Reception and 9 in Year 6.
Is Mount Pleasant Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Mount Pleasant Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount Pleasant Primary School?
There are 5 other schools within 15 km of Mount Pleasant 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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