Wallaroo Mines Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Kadina, South Australia 5554 · Copper Coast LGA
#346 of 348 primary schools in SA
#4830 of 4,908 nationally
About Wallaroo Mines Primary School
Wallaroo Mines Primary School is a public primary school located in Kadina, South Australia (5554), within the Copper Coast local government area. It caters for students from R to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 92 students (48 girls and 44 boys).
Wallaroo Mines Primary School has an ICSEA value of 899, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 10th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 72% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (5.6 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 23% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Wallaroo Mines Primary School scores 18.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 346th of 348 primary schools in SA.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 899
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-23% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-37 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 Wallaroo Mines Primary School's 92 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Wallaroo Mines Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Wallaroo Mines Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Kadina Memorial School
Kadina · Government combined · U, R-12
1,184 students · ICSEA 951 · 927 m away
Harvest Christian College
Kadina · Independent combined · R-12
302 students · ICSEA 983 · 1.5 km away
St Mary MacKillop School
Wallaroo · Catholic combined · R-9
139 students · ICSEA 968 · 7.3 km away
Wallaroo Primary School
Wallaroo · Government primary · R-6
65 students · ICSEA 865 · 7.8 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Kingston-on-Murray Primary School
Kingston On Murray · Government primary · R-6
17 students · ICSEA 898
Huntfield Heights School P-6
Huntfield Heights · Government primary · R-6
80 students · ICSEA 898
Salisbury North Primary School
Salisbury North · Government primary · U, R-6
343 students · ICSEA 897
Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School
Birkenhead · Government primary · U, R-6
232 students · ICSEA 902
Morgan Primary School
Morgan · Government primary · R-6
37 students · ICSEA 896
Elizabeth Grove Primary School
Elizabeth Grove · Government primary · R-6
249 students · ICSEA 902
Frequently asked questions
Is Wallaroo Mines Primary School a public or private school?
Wallaroo Mines Primary School is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Wallaroo Mines Primary School offer?
Wallaroo Mines Primary School offers R to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Wallaroo Mines Primary School?
In 2025, Wallaroo Mines Primary School had 92 enrolled students (48 girls, 44 boys), a change of -23% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Wallaroo Mines Primary School?
Wallaroo Mines Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 899. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Wallaroo Mines Primary School rank in SA?
Wallaroo Mines Primary School ranks 346th of 348 primary schools in South Australia on the Success Index (18.8/100), and 4830th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Wallaroo Mines Primary School?
Wallaroo Mines Primary School has about 16.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Reception at Wallaroo Mines Primary School each year?
In 2025, Wallaroo Mines Primary School had 16 students in Reception and 10 in Year 6.
Is Wallaroo Mines Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Wallaroo Mines Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Wallaroo Mines Primary School?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of Wallaroo Mines 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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