St Columba's Memorial School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Yorketown, South Australia 5576 · Yorke Peninsula LGA
About St Columba's Memorial School
St Columba's Memorial School is a catholic primary school located in Yorketown, South Australia (5576), within the Yorke Peninsula local government area. It caters for students from R to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 79 students (39 girls and 40 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
St Columba's Memorial School has an ICSEA value of 984, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 39th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 33% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (6.4 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.3 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Columba's Memorial School scores 40.4 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 984
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)5% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-16 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 St Columba's Memorial School's 79 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Columba's Memorial School have changed over the past decade.
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Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
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154 students · ICSEA 990
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Holy Family Catholic School
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St Patrick's School
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St Brigid's School
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165 students · ICSEA 965
Frequently asked questions
Is St Columba's Memorial School a public or private school?
St Columba's Memorial School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
What year levels does St Columba's Memorial School offer?
St Columba's Memorial School offers R to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Columba's Memorial School?
In 2025, St Columba's Memorial School had 79 enrolled students (39 girls, 40 boys), a change of -2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Columba's Memorial School?
St Columba's Memorial School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 984. 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 St Columba's Memorial School?
St Columba's Memorial School has about 12.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Reception at St Columba's Memorial School each year?
In 2025, St Columba's Memorial School had 8 students in Reception and 15 in Year 6.
Is St Columba's Memorial School co-ed?
Yes. St Columba's Memorial School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Columba's Memorial School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of St Columba's Memorial 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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