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Norton Summit Primary School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Norton Summit, South Australia 5136 · Adelaide Hills LGA

71.9/ 100
Success Index
Top 25%

Scored but not ranked: fewer than 80 students.

How is this calculated?
Students
57
-19% over 5 years
ICSEA
1098
84th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
12.4
4.6 FTE teachers
Year range
R-6

About Norton Summit Primary School

Norton Summit Primary School is a public primary school located in Norton Summit, South Australia (5136), within the Adelaide Hills local government area. It caters for students from R to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 57 students (21 girls and 36 boys).

Norton Summit Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1098, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 84th percentile of Australian schools. 39% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 11% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 7 teachers (4.6 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 19% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Norton Summit Primary School scores 71.9 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 1098
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)39% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.4 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-19% enrolments since 2020 (area median -10%)
  • 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.

Norton Summit Primary School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
21
Boys
36
Language background other than English
3%
Indigenous students
0%

Enrolments by year level

How Norton Summit Primary School's 57 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Reception intake
14

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Norton Summit Primary School have changed over the past decade.

4462812015: 63 students2016: 77 students2017: 74 students2018: 64 students2019: 66 students2020: 70 students2021: 70 students2022: 58 students2023: 49 students2024: 56 students2025: 57 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Schools near Norton Summit Primary School

Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.

Similar schools

Government primary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.

Frequently asked questions

Is Norton Summit Primary School a public or private school?

Norton Summit Primary School is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.

What year levels does Norton Summit Primary School offer?

Norton Summit Primary School offers R to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.

How many students attend Norton Summit Primary School?

In 2025, Norton Summit Primary School had 57 enrolled students (21 girls, 36 boys), a change of -19% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Norton Summit Primary School?

Norton Summit Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1098. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Norton Summit Primary School?

Norton Summit Primary School has about 12.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How many students start Reception at Norton Summit Primary School each year?

In 2025, Norton Summit Primary School had 14 students in Reception and 9 in Year 6.

Is Norton Summit Primary School co-ed?

Yes. Norton Summit Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near Norton Summit Primary School?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Norton Summit 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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