Mount Torrens Christian School
Mount Torrens · 5.7 km
Reception to Year 12 · boys and girls
Government secondary school in Birdwood
Birdwood High School
Birdwood High School is a government secondary school for boys and girls, from Year 7 to Year 12, in Birdwood, South Australia.
What Birdwood High School is like
It has 555 students (260 girls and 295 boys) and the equivalent of 41.9 full-time teachers, about 13 students for each teacher.
As a government school it is run by the Department for Education South Australia. Tuition is free for Australian citizens and permanent residents, although schools usually ask for a voluntary contribution and charge for some materials and activities. Many government schools have a local enrolment area (catchment), and students who live inside it are guaranteed a place.
Its ICSEA value is 996, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
The nearest private school is Mount Torrens Christian School, 5.7 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Birdwood in one step.
Birdwood High School at a glance
- Students
- 555
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 47% / 53%
- 260 girls, 295 boys
- Teachers
- 41.9
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 13.2 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Years 7 to 12
- School zone
- Check an address with school zones and catchment areas (Department for Education South Australia).
Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.
NAPLAN results and the school profile
Australian schools are not given inspection grades. Each school’s NAPLAN results, finances, attendance and student background are published by ACARA on My School: Birdwood High School on My School.
Government schools are reviewed by the Department for Education South Australia. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.
How to get a place
Enrol directly with the school. Most government schools have a local enrolment area: if you live inside it your child has a place, and families from outside can apply if there is room. Enrolment for Year 7 usually opens in the year before, through your child's primary school. See our guide to how school enrolment works.
The Department for Education South Australia explains who can enrol where and what to bring: Enrol in a school or preschool (South Australia).
Common questions about Birdwood High School
- Is Birdwood High School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Birdwood High School is a government secondary school in South Australia. Its governing body is Department for Education South Australia.
- What years does Birdwood High School teach?
- Birdwood High School teaches Years 7 to 12, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Birdwood High School?
- Birdwood High School had 555 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 13.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Birdwood High School?
- Birdwood High School has an ICSEA value of 996, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Private schools nearby
Private schools within 12 km. You can enquire with several at once.
St Benedict School
Mount Torrens · 8.1 km
Reception to Year 5 · boys and girls
Lobethal Lutheran School
Lobethal · 12 km
Reception to Year 6 · boys and girls
Other secondary schools near Birdwood High School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.