About, methodology and sources

What this site is

Schools in Adelaide brings together the information families usually have to dig out of dozens of PDFs: annual fees by year level, compulsory levies, one-off charges, discounts and the academic results schools publish. It covers 164 Catholic and independent schools across Greater Adelaide, with full fee and results profiles for 19 of them. It is independent and not affiliated with, or paid by, any school.

Methodology

Fees

Fees are the total compulsory annual charge the school publishes for each year level (tuition plus compulsory levies). Where a school publishes tuition only, we label it “tuition only”. Each school’s fee year is shown; most are 2026, and some schools had only published an earlier year when we checked. Optional charges (boarding, music, camps, uniforms) are excluded unless noted. Fees change, so always confirm with the school.

Cost calculator

The calculator uses the school’s published fees for the first year and an annual increase you choose for later years; those later years are estimates, not school figures. Sibling and early-payment discounts are applied to tuition only, as most schools do, and never to levies.

Academic results

The SACE Board does not publish school-level ATAR results. Figures shown are those schools publish themselves, so they are labelled school-reported. Schools calculate them differently (for example whole cohort vs ATAR applicants only) and many publish only selected highlights, so they are not directly comparable and are not a ranking. Where a school publishes no median we say so rather than estimate one, and schools without a figure sort last, not bottom.

School facts

Enrolment and ICSEA are from ACARA’s School Profile data (2025). ICSEA describes how educationally advantaged a school’s families are (national average 1000); it says nothing about teaching quality.

Accuracy

Every figure has a source link on the school’s page. Data was last checked on 20 October 2026. If you spot an error, please let us know and we’ll correct it. DRAFT: contact email to be added

Sources

• Each school’s published fee schedules, enrolment information and results announcements (linked on each school page with full access).
• ACARA School Profile data 2025 (enrolment, ICSEA).

School websites

• Cabra Dominican College: www.cabra.catholic.edu.au
• Concordia College: www.concordia.sa.edu.au
• Emmaus Christian College: www.emmauscc.sa.edu.au
• Loreto College: www.loreto.sa.edu.au
• Mercedes College: www.mercedes.catholic.edu.au
• Pembroke School: www.pembroke.sa.edu.au
• Prince Alfred College: www.pac.edu.au
• Pulteney Grammar School: www.pulteney.sa.edu.au
• Saint Ignatius' College: www.ignatius.sa.edu.au
• Scotch College: www.scotch.sa.edu.au
• St Aloysius College: www.sac.sa.edu.au
• St Dominic's Priory College: www.stdominics.sa.edu.au
• St John's Grammar School: www.stjohns.sa.edu.au
• St Michael's College: www.smc.sa.edu.au
• St Peter's College: www.stpeters.sa.edu.au
• St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School: www.stpetersgirls.sa.edu.au
• Walford Anglican School for Girls: walford.sa.edu.au
• Westminster School: www.westminster.sa.edu.au
• Wilderness School: www.wilderness.com.au

Photo credits

Campus photos are either freely licensed images (Creative Commons or public domain) from Wikimedia Commons and Flickr, used under the licence shown, or photos from the school’s own website, used with credit. One was supplied by the site owner. No photo implies endorsement by the photographer or the school.

Other schools

Card photos for the other schools come from each school’s own website, used with credit, or are freely licensed photos of the school, its parish church or its suburb (author and licence shown):