School Enrolments

In 2009 there are 67 schools in the City of Onkaparinga: 50 public and 17 private. There are a total of 6,680.58 full time equivalent enrolments in private schools and 16,945 in public schools, totaling 23,625.58.

At the start of 2008 Aldinga Junior Primary School closed along with Aldinga Primary School to form a new Aldinga Primary School. Aberfoyle Park Spence and Aberfoyle Park Heysen Primary Schools also closed at the beginning of 2008, to form Thiele Primary School. At the end of 2008 Morphett Vale High School closed and Aberfoyle Hub Junior Primary School and Aberfoyle Hub Primary School closed to form a new school, Aberfoyle Hub Reception to Year 7.

Private School Enrolment

School Type	Private Schools	2009 Full Time Equivalent Students
Primary School	1. All Saints Catholic	366
	2. Antonio Catholic	333
	3. Calvary Lutheran	130
	4. Emmaus Catholic	278
	5. Gallilee Catholic	159.6
	6. Our Saviour Lutheran	166
	7. Pilgrim School	173
	8. Prescott Southern	225
	9. School of the Nativity	247
	10. Southern Montessori School	83
	11. St John the Apostle Catholic	193
	SUB-TOTAL	2,353.6
Combined Primary and Secondary	1. Southern Vales Christian College	600
	2. Tatachilla Lutheran College	1,094.6
	3. Willunga Waldorf School	244.38
	4. Woodcroft College	1,375
	SUB-TOTAL	3,313.98
Secondary School	1. Australian Technical College (South)	135
Secondary School	2. Cardijn College	878
	SUB-TOTAL	1,013
TOTAL PRIVATE SCHOOLS	17	6,680.58

Public School Enrolments

School Type	Public State Schools	2009 Full Time Equivalent Students
Junior Primary	1. Braeview	189
	2. Flagstaff Hill	126
	3. Flaxmill	90
	4. Hackham East	125
	5. Hackham West	41
	6. Happy Valley	110
	7. Morphett Vale East	130
	8. Reynella East	137
		948
Primary School	1. Aberfoyle Hub	439
	2. Aldinga	519
	3. Braeview	329
	4. Christie Downs	143
	5. Christies Beach	474
	6. Clarendon	54
	7. Coorara	313
	8. Craigburn	537
	9. Flagstaff Hill	285
	10. Flaxmill	154
	11. Hackham East	251
	12. Hackham South	134
	13. Hackham West	90
	14. Happy Valley	213
	15. John Morphett	98
	16. Kangarilla	74
	17. Lonsdale Heights	92
	18. McLaren Flat	118
	19. McLaren Vale	451
	20. Moana	405
	21. Morphett Vale East	270
	22. Morphett Vale West	186
	23. Noarlunga Downs	150
	24. Noarlunga	61
	25. O'Sullivan Beach	161
	26. Pimpala	153
	27. Port Noarlunga	239
	28. Reynella East	333
	29. Reynella	547
	30. Reynella South	272
	31. Seaford K-7 Birth-Y7 Campus	221
	32. Seaford Rise	386
	33. Thiele	316
	34. Willunga	403
	35. Woodcroft	862
	SUB-TOTAL	9,733
Special School	1. Christie Downs Special School	82
	SUB-TOTAL	82
Secondary School	1. Aberfoyle Park	1,141
	2. Christies Beach and South Vocational College	1,330
	3. Reynella East	1,142
	4. Seaford 6-12	951
	5. Willunga	691
	6. Wirreanda Total primary and secondary school enrolments increased by 2,624 students (11.4%) between 2005 and 2009. Although private schools have an increasing share of the student population, state schools still provide 71.7% of all primary and secondary schooling in the City of Onkaparinga. Between 2005 and 2009 state school enrolments fell by 1,093 (-6.1%) and private school enrolments rose by 625 students or 10.3%. Enrolments Comparison	927
	SUB-TOTAL	6,182
TOTAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	50	16,945

Total primary and secondary school enrolments increased by 2,624 students (11.4%) between 2005 and 2009. Although private schools have an increasing share of the student population, state schools still provide 71.7% of all primary and secondary schooling in the City of Onkaparinga. Between 2005 and 2009 state school enrolments fell by 1,093 (-6.1%) and private school enrolments rose by 625 students or 10.3%.

Enrolments Comparison

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	No. change 2005 & 2009	% difference 2005 & 2009
State Primary	11,953	11,857	11,688	11,489	10,763	-1,190	-10.0%
Private Primary	3,708	3,697	3,796	3,956	3,813	105	2.8%
Total Primary	15,652	15,553	15,484	15,445	16,585	933	6.0%

State Secondary	6,085	5,965	5,897	5,804	6,182	97	1.6%
Private Secondary	2,348	2,387	2,432	2,730	2,868	520	22.1%
Total Secondary	7,359	8,132	8,329	8,534	9,050	1,691	23.0%
TOTAL	23,011	23,685	23,813	23,979	25,635	2,624	11.4%

Primary School Enrolments Graph

Secondary School Enrolments Graph

State and Private School Enrolments Graph

Source:

Public School data from Department Education and Children's Services, Data Management section. Received 19 May 2009.
Private School data from Non-Government Schools Secretariat. Received 9 July 2009.