School Contextual Information
School Location
Address: 2-8 Campus Drive, Aberfoyle Park SA 5159
Phone: (08) 8270 3033
Email: pilgrim@pilgrim.sa.edu.au
Pilgrim School is a caring, compassionate Christian community where children Belong, Explore, Flourish and Serve. Our staff provide high quality primary education from a Christian worldview. We love to see students thriving in a variety of areas - academically, creatively, emotionally and spiritually.
Pilgrim School is an independent, coeducational F-6 primary school established by the Uniting Church in South Australia in 1982. Situated on beautiful and spacious grounds, the school is part of the Aberfoyle Park Primary School Campus, often simply called ‘Campus’. It shares some resources and facilities with Thiele Primary School, School of the Nativity and Aberfoyle Park Campus Preschool. This cooperative arrangement is unique in Australian education settings and provides benefits to students and families in each of the schools.
School Values
Pilgrim School is built on its four school values: Belong, Explore, Flourish and Serve. These values underpin all that we do at Pilgrim School. We offer a school where each child can find a safe place where they belong and are part of our school family. We believe from this point of security, children are able to explore the world around them, find ways to flourish and to serve others within and outside our school community. Our school values are reflected in the way teachers set up their classrooms, in our priorities for students and practice for teaching, and in our weekly school awards.
Enrolments
The following number of students were enrolled at Census Day 2023:
Enrolments F-6 | Total | Boys | Girls | Indigenous Students | Language Background Other than English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total F-6 | 152 | 76 (50%) | 76 (50%) | 1 (0.7%) | 21 (13.8%) |
Pilgrim School Board
Pilgrim School is under the governance of a Board, appointed by the Uniting Church Synod in South Australia. In 2023 the Board comprised the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, Treasurer, the School's Principal, Deputy Principal, the Moderator of the Uniting Church and four Ordinary Board Members. At the end of 2023, our Board Treasurer and Secretary both completed their terms of involvement on the Board.
The Board meets regularlthroughout the year to discuss and make decisions about the governance of Pilgrim School.
Pilgrim School Leadership Team
Our school Leadership Team consists of our Principal, Deputy Principal, Early Years Coordinator, Business Manager and Administration Coordinator. This team meets weekly to determine operational decisions for Pilgrim School.
Pilgrim School is a member of Christian Schools Australia and also the Association of Independent Schools of South Australia.