Peterborough High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Peterborough, South Australia 5422 · Peterborough LGA
About Peterborough High School
Peterborough High School is a public high school located in Peterborough, South Australia (5422), within the Peterborough local government area. It caters for students from U, 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 53 students (28 girls and 25 boys).
Peterborough High School has an ICSEA value of 931, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 18th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 47% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (8.0 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 27% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Peterborough High School scores 34.1 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 931
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)9% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-27% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+64 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 Peterborough High School's 53 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Peterborough High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Peterborough High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
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Berri Regional Secondary College
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Frequently asked questions
Is Peterborough High School a public or private school?
Peterborough High School is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Peterborough High School offer?
Peterborough High School offers U, 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Peterborough High School?
In 2025, Peterborough High School had 53 enrolled students (28 girls, 25 boys), a change of -27% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Peterborough High School?
Peterborough High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 931. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Peterborough High School?
Peterborough High School has about 6.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Peterborough High School?
In 2025, Peterborough High School had 14 students in Year 7 and 6 in Year 12.
Is Peterborough High School co-ed?
Yes. Peterborough High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Peterborough High School?
There are 2 other schools within 15 km of Peterborough High 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 Peterborough High School?
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