Wallaroo Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wallaroo, South Australia 5556 · Copper Coast LGA
About Wallaroo Primary School
Wallaroo Primary School is a public primary school located in Wallaroo, South Australia (5556), within the Copper Coast local government area. It caters for students from R to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 65 students (32 girls and 33 boys).
Wallaroo Primary School has an ICSEA value of 865, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 6th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 74% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (6.8 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 34% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Wallaroo Primary School scores 22.6 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 865
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-34% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-11 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 Primary School's 65 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Wallaroo Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Wallaroo Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Mary MacKillop School
Wallaroo · Catholic combined · R-9
139 students · ICSEA 968 · 698 m away
Wallaroo Mines Primary School
Kadina · Government primary · R-6
92 students · ICSEA 899 · 7.8 km away
Kadina Memorial School
Kadina · Government combined · U, R-12
1,184 students · ICSEA 951 · 8.4 km away
Harvest Christian College
Kadina · Independent combined · R-12
302 students · ICSEA 983 · 8.5 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Hackham West School
Hackham West · Government primary · R-6
110 students · ICSEA 867
Elizabeth Park Primary School
Elizabeth Park · Government primary · U, R-6
312 students · ICSEA 862
Penong Primary School
Penong · Government primary · R-6
36 students · ICSEA 870
Elizabeth South Primary School
Elizabeth South · Government primary · U, R-6
144 students · ICSEA 860
Port Pirie West Primary School
Port Pirie · Government primary · R-6
201 students · ICSEA 873
Fisk Street Primary School
Whyalla Norrie · Government primary · R-6
63 students · ICSEA 857
Frequently asked questions
Is Wallaroo Primary School a public or private school?
Wallaroo Primary School is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Wallaroo Primary School offer?
Wallaroo Primary School offers R to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Wallaroo Primary School?
In 2025, Wallaroo Primary School had 65 enrolled students (32 girls, 33 boys), a change of -34% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Wallaroo Primary School?
Wallaroo Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 865. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Wallaroo Primary School?
Wallaroo Primary School has about 9.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Reception at Wallaroo Primary School each year?
In 2025, Wallaroo Primary School had 14 students in Reception and 5 in Year 6.
Is Wallaroo Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Wallaroo Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Wallaroo Primary School?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of Wallaroo 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Wallaroo Primary School?
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