Welcome

Keith Area School is an F-12 rural Area School located 240kms from Adelaide, located off the Adelaide/Melbourne highway. Keith is a productive farming community in the Upper South East of South Australia which has had stable school numbers for many years. 

Our school prides itself on quality relationships with students, staff and the wider school community. Keith Area School is actively involved in a wide range of extracurricular activities, often in partnership with local community groups outside of school hours. 

Our school is fortunate to boast many fantastic facilities with most learning areas been renovated within the last 6 years. With many modern facilities, our students and staff are well positioned to maximise learning opportunities in all learning areas, but particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Outdoor Education. 

Our Primary (F-6) school has an average enrolment of 145 students in classes that are in the low to mid 20s. This allows teachers and support staff to cater lessons to individual needs, while catering for a broad curriculum. Students learn in modern classrooms and access specialist subjects, including Health and Physical Education, Digital Technologies and The Arts. Students in the upper primary year levels (Year 5/6) begin accessing Secondary specialist areas such as Tech, Agriculture and Home Economics. This allows for smooth transition as they enter into secondary schooling in Year 7. 

Our Secondary school (7-12) has an average enrolment of 150 students with students comfortably operating in either straight year levels from Year 9 or several Year 7/8 classes dependent upon sizes. Students at Keith Area School perform very well, with a high percentage of students achieving As and Bs in their SACE. We have a large number of students who have successfully gone on to university and followed their career ambitions. We are passionate and supportive of students who wish to explore other pathways such as VET, Student Based Apprenticeships and flexible learning options, including a strong partnership with the Technical College in Mount Gambier. A benefit of being a part of an area school is that students and staff are well known by one another, which allows for students to be supported in their academic and career choices. 

Our school has an active Governing Council who work closely with parents from the wider community. Together, we are continually looking for ways to be the school of choice in the Upper South East. 

Our staff are committed, engaged and enthusiastic and work together as a team to meet the needs of students, both in their individual classes, but also across the whole site. 
Should you be looking to relocate into the Keith and surrounding area or interested in learning more about our great school, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. I would love to meet with you, your family and children and provide a tour of our site to showcase how spectacular Keith Area School really is. 

Mrs Jacqui Vandeleur
Principal