Walkerville Primary School is located 3km from Adelaide's CBD, with its community regarding it as 'the village school'. The shared vision is for all students to achieve personal excellence in a team environment. This is achieved through the provision of a safe supportive environment and a challenging curriculum that emphasises the fostering of self-directed learners. The school community strives to model its agreed values of care, cooperation and commitment. Achievements include Wakakirri final, Tournament of the Minds champion, Oliphant Science Awards prize-winner, and multiple representative sporting honours. Improvement planning highlights well-being, literacy, computing, science, and quality teaching. Specialist lessons are provided in Italian, expressive arts and physical education. Extra-curricular activities include swimming, camping, athletics, a range of interschool sporting teams, Festival Choir and Rock Eisteddfod. Tuition is provided in speech and drama and instrumental music. The school has an embedded international program. Student welfare is supported via the Student Review Team with specific programs for students with identified learning needs.