Schools in North Shields

There are 5 schools in and around North Shields: 3 primary, 1 combined and 1 secondary. Their ICSEA scores run from 923 to 1015 (ACARA).

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North Shields schools by ICSEA

ICSEA describes the socio-educational background of a school’s students (the national average is 1000). It is not a measure of teaching quality, so visit, and read each school’s results on My School.

School	Type	Sector	Years	ICSEA	Enrolment
St Joseph's School	Combined	Catholic	R-12	1015	829
Poonindie Community Learning Centre	Primary	Government	R-6	984	131
Port Lincoln Junior Primary School	Primary	Government	U, R-2	974	277
Port Lincoln Primary School	Primary	Government	U, 3-6	952	332
Port Lincoln High School	Secondary	Government	U, 7-12	923	767

St Joseph's School
Combined · Catholic · R-12
1015
Poonindie Community Learning Centre
Primary · Government · R-6
984
Port Lincoln Junior Primary School
Primary · Government · U, R-2
974
Port Lincoln Primary School
Primary · Government · U, 3-6
952
Port Lincoln High School
Secondary · Government · U, 7-12
923

1100 and above1000 to 1099Below 1000School data licensed from ACARA under CC BY 4.0.

School zones go by address, not suburb

A government school's catchment can split a suburb, so two streets in North Shields can belong to different schools. Check the exact address with the SA education department's school finder before you make an offer, and ask the agent for it in writing.

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