Walford Anglican School for Girls
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hyde Park, South Australia 5061 · Unley LGA
About Walford Anglican School for Girls
Walford Anglican School for Girls is an independent girls' combined (K–12) school located in Hyde Park, South Australia (5061), within the Unley local government area. It caters for students from R to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 400 students. The school is affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of SA.
Walford Anglican School for Girls has an ICSEA value of 1162, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 97th percentile of Australian schools. 65% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 52 teachers (44.1 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 25% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Walford Anglican School for Girls scores 78.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of combined schools nationally and 8th of 145 combined schools in SA (1st of 2 in the Unley area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1162
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)65% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-25% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+3 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 Walford Anglican School for Girls's 400 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Walford Anglican School for Girls have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Walford Anglican School for Girls
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Unley Primary School
Unley · Government primary · R-6
470 students · ICSEA 1154 · 405 m away
Saint Spyridon College
Unley · Independent primary · R-6
39 students · ICSEA 1081 · 827 m away
Concordia College
Highgate · Independent combined · R-12
1,312 students · ICSEA 1140 · 966 m away
Sunrise Christian School Fullarton
Fullarton · Independent primary · R-6
175 students · ICSEA 1133 · 1.3 km away
Mitcham Girls High School
Kingswood · Government high school · 7-12
754 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.4 km away
Highgate School
Highgate · Government primary · U, R-6
616 students · ICSEA 1150 · 1.5 km away
St Thomas' School
Goodwood · Catholic primary · R-6
297 students · ICSEA 1116 · 1.5 km away
St Joseph's School
Kingswood · Catholic primary · R-6
256 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.6 km away
Unley High School
Netherby · Government high school · 7-12
1,547 students · ICSEA 1084 · 1.8 km away
Parkside Primary School
Parkside · Government primary · R-6
331 students · ICSEA 1126 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
St Peter's College
St Peters · Independent combined · R-12
1,585 students · ICSEA 1164
Pulteney Grammar School
Adelaide · Independent combined · R-12
839 students · ICSEA 1170
Pembroke School
Kensington Park · Independent combined · R-12
1,672 students · ICSEA 1171
Seymour College
Glen Osmond · Independent combined · R-12
715 students · ICSEA 1150
Wilderness School
Medindie · Independent combined · R-12
856 students · ICSEA 1176
Dara School
Morphettville · Independent combined · R-10
93 students · ICSEA 1176
Frequently asked questions
Is Walford Anglican School for Girls a public or private school?
Walford Anglican School for Girls is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of SA.
What year levels does Walford Anglican School for Girls offer?
Walford Anglican School for Girls offers R to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Walford Anglican School for Girls?
In 2025, Walford Anglican School for Girls had 400 enrolled students (400 girls, 0 boys), a change of -25% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Walford Anglican School for Girls?
Walford Anglican School for Girls has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1162. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Walford Anglican School for Girls rank in SA?
Walford Anglican School for Girls ranks 8th of 145 combined schools in South Australia on the Success Index (78.4/100), and 133rd of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Walford Anglican School for Girls?
Walford Anglican School for Girls has about 9.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Walford Anglican School for Girls?
In 2025, Walford Anglican School for Girls had 36 students in Year 7 and 59 in Year 12.
Is Walford Anglican School for Girls co-ed?
No. Walford Anglican School for Girls is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Walford Anglican School for Girls?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Walford Anglican School for Girls 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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