GovernmentCombined (K–12)

Bordertown High School

Bordertown, SA, 5268

307 students enrolled

School details

Address: Bordertown, SA, 5268
Website: Visit website
School type: Secondary
ICSEA: 969
School code: Not available
ACARA ID: 49498

Location

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How this school compares

Benchmarks against nearby schools and similar peers (South Australia government combined) using ICSEA, enrolments, staffing, and student background data.

ICSEA

57th

969 · peer percentile

Enrolment

41th

307 · peer percentile

Students per FTE teacher

55th

12.6 · peer percentile

ICSEA percentile

55th

33% · peer percentile

Indigenous enrolment share is 4% vs peer average 18.4%.
Enrolment has declined 1.3% from 2008 to 2025 (311 → 307). Peer schools averaged +11.1% over their own spans.
Gender split is about 50% male / 50% female.

Enrolment trend

311 (2008) → 307 (2025) · -1.3%

Peer average change: +11.1%

ICSEA

Enrolment history

School profile data

Program and context details. Student and staffing benchmarks are in How this school compares above.

Remoteness (2026): Outer Regional
Campus type (2025): School Single Entity
Commonwealth Electoral Division (2026): Barker
Geolocation (2025): Outer Regional
Governing Body (2025): Department for Education South Australia
Governing Body Url (2025): https://www.education.sa.gov.au/
Lga Name (2026): Tatiara
Rolled Reporting (2025): Individual Reporting
Sa2 Name (2026): Tatiara
Sa3 Name (2026): Limestone Coast
Sa4 Name (2026): South Australia - South East

Nearby schools

Bordertown Primary School

Government0 m away

This school: 969 · 57th percentile among peers

vs South Australia government combined(142 schools)

22 above average

This school: 969
Average: 947

Enrolment

This school: 307 (2025) · 41th percentile among peers

vs South Australia government combined(142 schools)

323 below average

This school: 307
Average: 630

Students per FTE teacher

This school: 12.6 (2025) · 55th percentile among peers

vs South Australia government combined(142 schools)

0.9 above average

This school: 12.6
Average: 11.7

ICSEA percentile

This school: 33% (2025) · 55th percentile among peers

vs South Australia government combined(132 schools)

2 pts below average

This school: 33%
Average: 35%

Indigenous enrolments

This school: 4% (2025) · 33th percentile among peers

vs South Australia government combined(142 schools)

14.4 pts below average

This school: 4%
Average: 18.4%

LBOTE (language background other than English)

This school: 17% (2025) · 59th percentile among peers

vs South Australia government combined(142 schools)

5.8 pts below average

This school: 17%
Average: 22.8%

Students in top SEA quarter

This school: 6% (2025) · 50th percentile among peers

vs South Australia government combined(132 schools)

4.1 pts below average

This school: 6%
Average: 10.1%

Students in bottom SEA quarter

This school: 43% (2025) · 50th percentile among peers

vs South Australia government combined(132 schools)

about average

This school: 43%
Average: 42.2%

Teaching staff

This school: 28 (2025) · 39th percentile among peers

vs South Australia government combined(142 schools)

24 below average

This school: 28
Average: 52

FTE teaching staff

This school: 24 (2025) · 39th percentile among peers

vs South Australia government combined(142 schools)

23 below average

This school: 24
Average: 47

Peer group = same state, sector, and education level. ICSEA and SEA describe socio-educational advantage, not school quality. LBOTE / Indigenous shares and FOEI are context, not rankings. Each comparison shows this school and the group average as two bars on one shared scale.

School Url (2025)

http://www.borderhs.sa.edu.au

Special school (2026)

0

State Electoral Division (2026)

MacKillop

Year range (2025)

7-12

Enrolments by grade

Offers: year 10, year 11, year 12, year 7, year 8, year 9

Enrolments · year 10: 41
Enrolments · year 11: 48
Enrolments · year 12: 37
Enrolments · year 7: 74
Enrolments · year 8: 43
Enrolments · year 9: 64