Revealed: See the South East schools that aced NAPLAN over five years

We’ve analysed SA’s NAPLAN results to see which South East schools performed the best. See the top 10 primary and secondary education destinations in the region.

An independent analysis of five years of NAPLAN results has revealed the South East schools which consistently performed to the best standard between 2017 and 2021.

Over that five-year period, Mary Mackillop Memorial School, in Penola, had higher Year 5 yearly results than any other school in the Limestone Coast, scoring an average of 2473.5 each year.

Robe Primary School in Robe was a close second in the Limestone Coast with an average score of 2445.75, while St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School in Millicent was the third best with an average score of 2424.

Mary Mackillop Memorial School, in Penola and Tenison Woods College in Mount Gambier topped the NAPLAN results in the South East. Picture: Supplied

The top performing Year 9 school results were generated at Tenison Woods College, in Mount Gambier, where the average yearly result was 2879.3 over the five years.

The reception to Year 12 school also ranked fourth highest for its year 5’s who recorded an average score of 2422.5.

Catholic Education SA deputy director John Mula said it was pleasing to see such strong NAPLAN results.

“It is worth noting that NAPLAN is only one of a number of diagnostic measures used by schools to inform learning and teaching,” Mr Mula said.

“Our focus is on the development of the whole child. We track many other indicators including student wellbeing.

“We take a whole-school approach with staff, students and parents working in partnership together to support young people in their learning.

“NAPLAN doesn’t tell the whole story.”

St Martins Lutheran College, in Mount Gambier had the second highest results for its year 9’s in the region with an average score of 2853.5, while it’s year 5’s placed sixth best with an average score of 2408.25.

To determine how each school performed between 2017 and 2021, their average scores for each year were combined and the yearly average found.

Special schools, schools with fewer than 20 students enrolled in either year, and schools that did not report any results for NAPLAN subjects in either year were excluded from the analysis.

The figures were independently compiled from the Federal Government’s MySchool website.

See the full list of results.

Mount Gambier and South East

Primary

Mary MacKillop Memorial School, Penola, 2473.5

Robe Primary School, Robe, 2445.75

St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, Millicent, SA 2424

Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier 2422.5

Beachport Primary School, Beachport 2409

St Martins Lutheran College, Mount Gambier, 2408.25

Naracoorte Primary School, Naracoorte, 2397.5

Bordertown Primary School, Bordertown 2392.75

Lucindale Area School, Lucindale, SA 2384.75

Reidy Park Primary School, Mount Gambier, SA

Secondary

Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, SA 2879.3

St Martins Lutheran College, Mount Gambier, SA 2853.5

Kangaroo Inn Area School, Kangaroo Inn, 2805.5

Bordertown High School, Bordertown, 2796.25

Kingston Community School, Kingston Se, SA 2780.75

Naracoorte High School, Naracoorte, SA 2780.25

Grant High School, Mount Gambier, SA 2744.5

Lucindale Area School, Lucindale, SA 2742.25

Millicent High School, Millicent, SA 2725.25

Penola High School, Penola 2650.5