Our Lady of the Visitation School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Taperoo, South Australia 5017 · Port Adelaide Enfield LGA
#94 of 348 primary schools in SA
#1456 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady of the Visitation School
Our Lady of the Visitation School is a catholic primary school located in Taperoo, South Australia (5017), within the Port Adelaide Enfield local government area. It caters for students from R to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 320 students (138 girls and 182 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
Our Lady of the Visitation School has an ICSEA value of 1026, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 58th percentile of Australian schools. 18% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 23% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 33 teachers (26.6 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 81% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of the Visitation School scores 65.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 94th of 348 primary schools in SA (6th of 21 in the Port Adelaide Enfield area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1026
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)18% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+81% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+2 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 Our Lady of the Visitation School's 320 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of the Visitation School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of the Visitation School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ocean View P-12 College
Taperoo · Government combined · U, R-12
629 students · ICSEA 918 · 196 m away
Adelaide West Special Education Centre
Taperoo · Government special · U
79 students · ICSEA 989 · 727 m away
North Haven School
North Haven · Government primary · R-6
249 students · ICSEA 985 · 1.7 km away
Largs Bay School
Largs Bay · Government primary · R-6
418 students · ICSEA 1018 · 2.1 km away
Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School
Birkenhead · Government primary · U, R-6
232 students · ICSEA 902 · 3.9 km away
Dominican School
Semaphore · Catholic primary · R-6
230 students · ICSEA 1048 · 3.9 km away
Le Fevre High School
Semaphore South · Government high school · U, 7-12
456 students · ICSEA 951 · 4.7 km away
Portside Christian College
New Port · Independent combined · R-12
626 students · ICSEA 1067 · 5.1 km away
Westport Primary School
Semaphore Park · Government primary · R-6
421 students · ICSEA 1025 · 5.6 km away
St Joseph's School
Ottoway · Catholic primary · R-6
154 students · ICSEA 990 · 5.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
St Margaret Mary's School
Croydon Park · Catholic primary · R-6
324 students · ICSEA 1024
St James School
Jamestown · Catholic primary · R-6
73 students · ICSEA 1029
Mary MacKillop Memorial School
Penola · Catholic primary · R-6
57 students · ICSEA 1029
St John The Apostle Parish School
Christies Beach · Catholic primary · R-6
334 students · ICSEA 1021
St Gabriel's School
Enfield · Catholic primary · R-6
306 students · ICSEA 1032
All Saints Catholic Primary School
Seaford · Catholic primary · R-6
536 students · ICSEA 1017
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of the Visitation School a public or private school?
Our Lady of the Visitation School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
What year levels does Our Lady of the Visitation School offer?
Our Lady of the Visitation School offers R to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of the Visitation School?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Visitation School had 320 enrolled students (138 girls, 182 boys), a change of 81% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of the Visitation School?
Our Lady of the Visitation School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1026. 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.
How does Our Lady of the Visitation School rank in SA?
Our Lady of the Visitation School ranks 94th of 348 primary schools in South Australia on the Success Index (65.0/100), and 1456th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of the Visitation School?
Our Lady of the Visitation School has about 12.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Reception at Our Lady of the Visitation School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Visitation School had 52 students in Reception and 27 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of the Visitation School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of the Visitation School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of the Visitation School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of the Visitation 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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