Samaritan College
Combined school in Whyalla, SA
About Samaritan College
Samaritan College is a catholic combined school located in Whyalla, South Australia. The school provides Catholic education within a caring community environment for students from R-12.
With 881 students enrolled in 2025 and an ICSEA score of 979 (37th percentile), the school serves a community with above-average socio-educational advantage. The student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 supports quality learning outcomes.
Contact & Location
- Location Whyalla, SA 5600
- Website www.samaritan.catholic.edu.au
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School Details
- Type Catholic
- Level Combined (R-12)
- Gender Co-educational
- Students (2025) 881 enrolled
- Teaching Staff 81 (63.2 FTE)
- Non-Teaching Staff 79 (41.4 FTE)
- ICSEAIndex of Community Socio-Educational Advantage – measures the socio-educational background of students. Based on parents' occupation, education, and school location. National average is 1000. 979 (37th percentile)
- Indigenous Students 9%
Student Demographics
Gender
Boys: 415 (47%)
Girls: 466 (53%)
Language Background
LBOTE: 5%Language Background Other Than English – students who speak a language other than English at home.
English only: 95%
ICSEA DistributionIndex of Community Socio-Educational Advantage – shows the distribution of students across socio-educational quarters. Based on parents' occupation, education, and school location. National average is 1000.
Bottom 37%
Lower 34%
Upper 21%
Top 8%