Mount Torrens Christian School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Torrens, South Australia 5244 · Adelaide Hills LGA
About Mount Torrens Christian School
Mount Torrens Christian School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Mount Torrens, South Australia (5244), within the Adelaide Hills local government area. It caters for students from R to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 57 students (22 girls and 35 boys). The school is affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of SA.
Mount Torrens Christian School has an ICSEA value of 999, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 46th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 38% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (7.0 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 46% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount Torrens Christian School scores 44.4 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 999
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)7% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+46% enrolments since 2020 (area median +16%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+26 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 Torrens Christian School's 57 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount Torrens Christian School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount Torrens Christian School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Benedict School
Mount Torrens · Independent primary · R-5
49 students · ICSEA 1109 · 2.6 km away
Birdwood Primary School
Birdwood · Government primary · R-6
194 students · ICSEA 995 · 5.7 km away
Birdwood High School
Birdwood · Government high school · 7-12
555 students · ICSEA 996 · 5.7 km away
Lobethal Lutheran School
Lobethal · Independent primary · R-6
78 students · ICSEA 1035 · 8.7 km away
Lobethal Primary School
Lobethal · Government primary · R-6
148 students · ICSEA 1033 · 8.9 km away
Gumeracha Primary School
Gumeracha · Government primary · R-6
87 students · ICSEA 1021 · 9.2 km away
Woodside Primary School
Woodside · Government primary · R-6
317 students · ICSEA 1036 · 12 km away
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Mount Pleasant · Government primary · R-6
58 students · ICSEA 994 · 14 km away
Lenswood Primary School
Lenswood · Government primary · R-6
39 students · ICSEA 1026 · 14 km away
Kersbrook Primary School
Kersbrook · Government primary · R-6
62 students · ICSEA 994 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Mid North Christian College
Port Pirie · Independent combined · R-12
203 students · ICSEA 998
Unity College
Murray Bridge · Independent combined · R-12
761 students · ICSEA 1004
Sunrise Christian School Whyalla
Whyalla Norrie · Independent combined · R-10
257 students · ICSEA 1006
Rivergum Christian College
Glossop · Independent combined · R-12
141 students · ICSEA 1006
Horizon Christian School
Balaklava · Independent combined · R-12
515 students · ICSEA 989
Tyndale Christian School Strathalbyn
Strathalbyn · Independent combined · R-12
317 students · ICSEA 1013
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Torrens Christian School a public or private school?
Mount Torrens Christian School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of SA.
What year levels does Mount Torrens Christian School offer?
Mount Torrens Christian School offers R to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Mount Torrens Christian School?
In 2025, Mount Torrens Christian School had 57 enrolled students (22 girls, 35 boys), a change of 46% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount Torrens Christian School?
Mount Torrens Christian School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 999. 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 Torrens Christian School?
Mount Torrens Christian School has about 7.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mount Torrens Christian School?
In 2025, Mount Torrens Christian School had 9 students in Year 7 and 2 in Year 12.
Is Mount Torrens Christian School co-ed?
Yes. Mount Torrens Christian School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount Torrens Christian School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mount Torrens Christian 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 Mount Torrens Christian School?
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