Best School Suburbs in Adelaide 2026
These are the best school access suburbs in Adelaide, drawn from SuburbCheck's data on every Adelaide suburb. Ranked by School Score — a national percentile combining the quality of nearby schools (ACARA ICSEA ratings) with school choice (how many schools are within reach). A score of 80 or above places a suburb in the top 20% nationally for access to strong schools. Scores update as new government data is released.
Last updated 12 June 2026.
- 1Kensington ParkSA 5068 · Burnside$1.91M2,627 people100
- 2StonyfellSA 5066 · Burnside$1.69M1,266 people100
- 3Hyde ParkSA 5061 · Unley$2.42M1,660 people99
- 4Linden ParkSA 5065 · Burnside$1.72M2,367 people99
- 5MedindieSA 5081 · Walkerville$3.27M1,175 people99
- 6MorphettvilleSA 5043 · Marion$1.05M3,686 people99
- 7Rose ParkSA 5067 · Burnside$2.90M1,375 people99
- 8WayvilleSA 5034 · Unley$1.76M1,922 people99
- 9BurnsideSA 5066 · Burnside$1.87M3,060 people98
- 10Glen OsmondSA 5064 · Burnside$1.61M2,154 people98
- 11GlenungaSA 5064 · Burnside$1.88M2,184 people98
- 12MalvernSA 5061 · Unley$2.53M2,713 people98
- 13Torrens ParkSA 5062 · Mitcham$1.53M2,687 people98
- 14HighgateSA 5063 · Unley$2.11M1,504 people97
- 15Myrtle BankSA 5064 · Unley$1.76M3,158 people97
- 16WalkervilleSA 5081 · Walkerville$2.39M2,867 people97
- 17FullartonSA 5063 · Unley$1.80M4,500 people96
- 18Kent TownSA 5067 · Norwood Payneham and St Peters1,443 people96
- 19NorwoodSA 5067 · Norwood Payneham and St Peters$1.71M6,354 people96
- 20Westbourne ParkSA 5041 · Mitcham$2.04M2,564 people96
- 21BelairSA 5052 · Mitcham$1.21M4,718 people95
- 22GlenelgSA 5045 · Holdfast Bay$2.23M3,440 people95
- 23GoodwoodSA 5034 · Unley$1.83M2,823 people95
- 24ParksideSA 5063 · Unley$1.78M5,126 people95
- 25Colonel Light GardensSA 5041 · Mitcham$1.74M3,311 people94
Frequently asked questions
Which suburb in Adelaide has the best schools?
Kensington Park tops SuburbCheck's School Score ranking for Adelaide, with a School Score of 100/100. The score reflects the quality (ICSEA) of nearby schools and how much school choice the area offers, benchmarked against every Australian suburb.
How is the School Score calculated?
The School Score is a national percentile (0–100) that combines the average ICSEA rating of the schools in and around a suburb with school choice (how many schools are within reach). It is led by quality — a score of 80 or above puts a suburb in the national top 20% for access to strong schools. ICSEA is used because the ACARA dataset has no NAPLAN figures.
What is ICSEA?
ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is ACARA's measure of the socio-educational background of a school's students, on a scale where 1000 is the national average. It's the standard like-for-like benchmark for comparing schools across Australia; higher-ICSEA schools tend to post stronger academic results.