School zones and catchment areas

In metropolitan Adelaide most public high schools and a number of public primary schools have a school zone. A school zone is a defined area surrounding a school from which the school accepts its core intake of students.

A catchment area is a geographic area surrounding an unzoned school that is closer by road than any other unzoned school.

Find out if you live in a zoned area using the find a school or preschool tool. If you live in an area that is not part of a school zone, it will show you the closest school by road.

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