Top high schools in Adelaide 2022

Adelaide has plenty of high-quality public and private schools that cater to local students as well as international students. Schooling is compulsory for children ages six to 16 and there are two tiers - primary and high school. Primary school ends after the pupil reaches the age of 12, while high school ends at the age of 18. High school students are eligible to complete the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE).

Schools in Adelaide are either run by the government (public schools) or by private organizations (private/independent schools). Public schools are free, while private schools will enforce a tuition fee.

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Facts About Schools in Adelaide
  • Schools in Adelaide follow a four-term academic year, with each term lasting around 10 weeks.
  • It is compulsory for children to be enrolled in school by their sixth birthday.
  • International students in Adelaide are allowed to attend public schools.
  • Students over the age of 17 may choose to return to school to complete the SACE or continue with formal studies.
  • Summer vacation in Adelaide runs from mid-December until late January.
  • High School is split into Junior High School (years 8 to 10) and Senior High School (years 11 to 12).
  • Government schools follow the Australian curriculum, while international schools will follow either the American or British curriculum.

Edarabia showcases all private schools in Adelaide through which parents can filter by tuition fees, curriculum, rankings & ratings. There are many public, private and charter schools near you that cater to both expat and local students.

Depending on the level of education; kindergartens (pre-schools), primary, secondary and high schools will all have varying tuition fees. Most K-12 schools offer different curriculums and extra-curricular activities to support the intellectual and physical wellbeing of students. Admissions for the top international schools in Adelaide tend to have waiting lists so it is recommended that parents apply well in advance to secure a spot for their children. Additionally, each school has ratings based on parent reviews and are ranked below accordingly.

Top 100 ranking South Australian Adelaide Secondary Schools (Government and Public) for the year 2021. The result is a combination of year 9 numbers from NAPLAN. One thing to note is some schools listed have very low enrolment numbers so the result is possibly not a reliable reflection of the entire school’s performance and historically can have big fluctuations as well. This is why I also included the enrolment number here, some schools got big enrolment numbers as well due to they are classified as combined with both primary and secondary components counted together. One more thing to note is that the percentage is based on the number one primary school regardless of school sector Australia-wide. Just so be clear that the particular school is James Ruse Agricultural High School from NSW for the year 2021.

RankingSchool NameStateSchool SectorLocationTotal EnrolmentPercentage1Glenunga International High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities184487.58%2Mitcham Girls High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities79084.50%3Marryatville High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities139383.54%4Adelaide Botanic High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities74883.31%5Adelaide High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities150082.93%6Blackwood High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities98381.63%7Cummins Area SchoolSAGovernmentRemote41981.60%8Norwood Morialta High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities140981.60%9Unley High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities126081.27%10Heathfield High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities86081.24%11Brighton Secondary SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities152981.16%12Kimba Area SchoolSAGovernmentRemote18781.05%13The Heights SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities156080.71%14Aberfoyle Park High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities98680.33%15Jamestown Community SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional21180.19%16Henley High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities129080.05%17Booleroo Centre District SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional16279.99%18Modbury High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities74979.97%19Minlaton District SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional24779.77%20Kangaroo Island Community EducationSAGovernmentRemote66179.61%21Quorn Area SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional11179.61%22Coomandook Area SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional11779.55%23Lameroo Regional Community SchoolSAGovernmentRemote16679.47%24Port Broughton Area SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional16079.36%25Cowell Area SchoolSAGovernmentRemote16679.30%26Open Access CollegeSAGovernmentMajor Cities472679.16%27Hamilton Secondary CollegeSAGovernmentMajor Cities51979.14%28Urrbrae Agricultural High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities96379.05%29Plympton International CollegeSAGovernmentMajor Cities70279.05%30Karoonda Area SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional13378.86%31Tintinara Area SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional12878.80%32Seaton High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities83778.75%33Loxton High SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional53178.72%34Clare High SchoolSAGovernmentInner Regional53378.50%35Waikerie High SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional26878.47%36Kapunda High SchoolSAGovernmentInner Regional50478.44%37Golden Grove High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities135778.33%38Birdwood High SchoolSAGovernmentInner Regional45878.20%39Wudinna Area SchoolSAGovernmentVery Remote20678.14%40Bordertown High SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional22678.14%41Ardrossan Area SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional14878.09%42Charles Campbell CollegeSAGovernmentMajor Cities114478.06%43Seaview High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities98177.92%44Nuriootpa High SchoolSAGovernmentInner Regional114077.86%45Banksia Park International High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities84077.73%46Cleve Area SchoolSAGovernmentRemote30077.70%47Underdale High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities58277.64%48Naracoorte High SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional34877.61%49Woodville High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities102777.45%50Yorketown Area SchoolSAGovernmentRemote17277.39%51Mount Compass Area SchoolSAGovernmentInner Regional40277.31%52Eastern Fleurieu R-12 SchoolSAGovernmentInner Regional147777.31%53Central Yorke SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional22377.31%54Kingston Community SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional30177.20%55Kadina Memorial SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional109977.20%56Yankalilla Area SchoolSAGovernmentInner Regional36977.14%57Kangaroo Inn Area SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional9877.14%58Mannum Community CollegeSAGovernmentInner Regional37777.14%59Balaklava High SchoolSAGovernmentInner Regional34677.03%60Avenues CollegeSAGovernmentMajor Cities50376.98%61Streaky Bay Area SchoolSAGovernmentRemote26276.95%62Le Fevre High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities57276.84%63Mount Barker High SchoolSAGovernmentInner Regional73676.73%64Valley View Secondary SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities36176.62%65Tumby Bay Area SchoolSAGovernmentRemote20576.59%66Roma Mitchell Secondary CollegeSAGovernmentMajor Cities133976.48%67Eudunda Area SchoolSAGovernmentInner Regional16376.43%68Orroroo Area SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional13976.34%69Allendale East Area SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional15276.34%70Reynella East CollegeSAGovernmentMajor Cities167776.18%71Millicent High SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional43076.12%72Hallett Cove SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities115976.04%73Seaford Secondary CollegeSAGovernmentMajor Cities85175.95%74Glossop High SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional59075.95%75Salisbury East High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities84875.95%76Ceduna Area SchoolSAGovernmentVery Remote42475.82%77Renmark High SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional46875.82%78Grant High SchoolSAGovernmentInner Regional85775.76%79Elliston Area SchoolSAGovernmentVery Remote6975.73%80Whyalla High SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional48575.65%81Gladstone High SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional12675.21%82Gawler and District College B-12SAGovernmentMajor Cities128374.93%83Oakbank Area SchoolSAGovernmentInner Regional31274.88%84Keith Area SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional32874.82%85Coober Pedy Area SchoolSAGovernmentVery Remote24974.82%86Findon High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities24874.74%87Lucindale Area SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional18874.43%88Roxby Downs Area SchoolSAGovernmentRemote55974.35%89Parafield Gardens High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities99174.29%90Burra Community SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional22174.21%91Riverton and District High SchoolSAGovernmentInner Regional14474.16%92Murray Bridge High SchoolSAGovernmentInner Regional102174.05%93Wirreanda Secondary SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities104473.91%94Peterborough High SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional6173.85%95Port Lincoln High SchoolSAGovernmentRemote69673.85%96Willunga High SchoolSAGovernmentMajor Cities93573.85%97Christies Beach High School and Southern Vocational CollegeSAGovernmentMajor Cities69573.71%98Ocean View P-12 CollegeSAGovernmentMajor Cities58173.60%99Victor Harbor High SchoolSAGovernmentInner Regional74173.49%100John Pirie Secondary SchoolSAGovernmentOuter Regional70673.44%

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