Colonel Light Gardens
South Australia · Mitcham · Adelaide - South
This profile uses the ABS Colonel Light Gardens statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Colonel Light Gardens is a locality in the Mitcham area of South Australia. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Colonel Light Gardens SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Colonel Light Gardens SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Colonel Light Gardens
Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for SA yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Colonel Light Gardens
- Combined · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment1,165ICSEA1065
- Primary · Government · Years R-6Enrolment688ICSEA1119
- Primary · Government · Years R-6Enrolment512ICSEA1098
- Primary · Government · Years R-6Enrolment480ICSEA1126
- Primary · Catholic · Years R-6Enrolment172ICSEA1087
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All SA schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSEdwardstown Primary School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 105 places · Melrose Park
- Exceeding NQSPrecious Cargo Westbourne ParkCentre-Based Care · 105 places · Westbourne Park
- Exceeding NQSSt Anthony's School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Edwardstown
- Exceeding NQSCumberland Preschool Kindergarten IncCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Cumberland Park
- Exceeding NQSClarence Gardens KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 34 places · Clarence Gardens
- Exceeding NQSSt James' Park KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Panorama
- Exceeding NQSMargaret Lohmeyer KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 25 places · Daw Park
- Meeting NQSColonel Light Gardens Primary School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 154 places · Colonel Light Gardens
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning Melrose ParkCentre-Based Care · 70 places · Melrose Park
- Meeting NQSYMCA Westbourne Park OSHCCentre-Based Care · 70 places · Westbourne Park
- Meeting NQSColonel Light Gardens World Of LearningCentre-Based Care · 62 places · Colonel Light Gardens
- Meeting NQSCamp Australia - St Therese School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 21 places · Colonel Light Gardens
+ 2 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Where did the gain come from?
+64Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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