Coober Pedy Area School caters for students from reception to year 12. It is situated 850kms from the Adelaide CBD. We do have a Preschool onsite. Our local partnership is Far North.
The school has a 2020 ICSEA score of 780 and is classified as Category 1 on the Department for Education Index of Educational Disadvantage.
The school population includes 50% Aboriginal students, 23% students with disabilities, 30% students with English as an additional language or dialect (EALD) background, 3% children/young people in care and 60% of families eligible for School Card assistance.
Our vision is to continue to be a school of choice where there is an Absolute focus on Teaching and Learning. Our Site improvement priorities are in Literacy- Reading and Writing and Numeracy.
Our work is to ensure ‘Accelerated Achievement Growth for each student’
We do have an emphasis on Quality Teaching/Instruction, which is:
o Evidenced- Based
o Research informed
o Has high Impact
o Aligned to our Department’s vison of building a world- class education system in SA (Quality School Improvement Model)
We do have:
o High Expectations of Behaviour and Learning
o A school built on Strong School Discipline
