Tumby Bay Area School
Tumby Bay Area School is a government primary and secondary school for boys and girls, from Reception to Year 12, in Tumby Bay, South Australia.
What Tumby Bay Area School is like
It has 237 students (116 girls and 121 boys) and the equivalent of 18.9 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 988, 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.
Tumby Bay Area School at a glance
- Students
- 237
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 49% / 51%
- 116 girls, 121 boys
- Teachers
- 18.9
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 12.5 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Reception to Year 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: Tumby Bay Area 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 Reception usually opens in the year before your child starts. 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 Tumby Bay Area School
- Is Tumby Bay Area School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Tumby Bay Area School is a government primary and secondary school in South Australia. Its governing body is Department for Education South Australia.
- What years does Tumby Bay Area School teach?
- Tumby Bay Area School teaches Reception to Year 12, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Tumby Bay Area School?
- Tumby Bay Area School had 237 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 12.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Tumby Bay Area School?
- Tumby Bay Area School has an ICSEA value of 988, 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
There are no private schools within 20 km.
Other combined schools near Tumby Bay Area School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.