NORTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities
Department of Education Western Australia
C/- Padbury Ps, Macdonald Avenue Padbury 6025
Padbury · WA 6025
Joondalup
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ICSEA
1,033
About average
Students
302
Medium (200–599)
Student ratio
8.8:1
students per teacher
Community
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Decision Index
Average
mid-range community context
55% school environment · 45% community context · ACARA + ABS + WA Police verified data
Full methodology →Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.
Student–teacher ratio
8.8:1
Score 3
More staff per student than 3% of 33 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025; peer group ICSEA ±50
Staffing trend (5yr)
-10.2% ratio change
Score 82
Student–teacher ratio has improved (fewer students per teacher).
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Enrolment stability (5yr)
-5%
Score 80
Enrolments have been relatively stable — consistent demand signal.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Teaching staff share
54.3% teaching FTE
Score 30
Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 30% of WA schools.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025
Area socio-educational profile — context for who lives nearby, not teaching quality.
ICSEA community advantage
1033
Score 61
Community socio-educational advantage at the 61th percentile among WA all schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025
ICSEA trend (5yr)
+0.1%
Score 70
Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Housing & economic resources
IER 1078 (decile 9)
Score 85
Economic resources index higher than 85% of WA postcode areas (ABS SEIFA IER). Proxy for housing affordability context.
Source: ABS SEIFA 2021 — Postal Area (POA), Index of Economic Resources (IER)
Area safety (police district)
271.2 / 100k
Score 93
Joondalup District — lower offence rate than 93% of WA police districts (selected offences, FY to date). District-level indicator, not suburb-specific.
Source: WA Police Force — Crime Statistics 2024-25 (Financial Year to Date)
Who your child learns with — descriptive cohort data, not included in the Decision Index.
LBOTE students
27.0%
56th pct (WA)
27.0% LBOTE — higher than 56% of WA all schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025
Indigenous students
6.0%
45th pct (WA)
6.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025
Top SEA quarter
19.0%
65th pct (WA)
19.0% of students from the top socio-educational advantage quarter — who your child learns alongside.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025
Planned external data (not yet integrated)
We do not show scores for housing or crime until verified open datasets are joined.
Legacy Swan Score (ICSEA 70% + LBOTE 30%): 56 — still available for filtering.
Key facts from ACARA 2025 and historical trends — use alongside school visits and My School NAPLAN.
1033
8.8:1
302
Medium (200–599) — 302 students enrolled in 2025.
ACARA School Profile 2025
Student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1 — more staff per student than 3% of 33 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).
ACARA 2025, peer group analysis
27% of students speak a language background other than English at home.
ACARA School Profile 2025
Student-teacher ratio has improved — 8.0:1 (2010) to 8.8:1 (2025), -10.2% over 5 years.
ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
NAPLAN score history is on My School (ACARA). School-level bulk NAPLAN is not in the free download — we link to the official source.
ACARA My School
ICSEA 1033 — compare NAPLAN progress against 33 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.
ACARA ICSEA methodology
Located in Major Cities — NORTH METROPOLITAN education region.
ACARA School Location 2025
NAPLAN & attendance: View on My School →
ICSEA (SES index)
1033
Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (500–1300+). Higher means students typically come from more advantaged backgrounds — use for like-school comparisons, not as a quality score.
5-year change vs 2020 · 2018–2025
ICSEA percentile
61
This school's ICSEA rank among all Australian schools (0–100). Higher = higher relative advantage.
5-year change vs 2020 · 2018–2025
Student–teacher ratio
8.8:1
Students per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower usually means smaller class sizes and more staff attention.
5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025
Enrolments
302
Total student headcount over time. Shows whether the school is growing or shrinking.
5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025
Indigenous students
6.0%
Share of students who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025
LBOTE students
27.0%
Share of students with a language background other than English. LBOTE = Language Background Other Than English (ACARA).
5-year change vs 2020 · 2014–2025
Top SEA quarter
19.0%
Share of students in the most socio-educationally advantaged quarter at this school (ACARA SEA quartiles).
5-year change vs 2020 · 2018–2025
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025. Trend badges show factual up/down vs ~5 years ago.
Share of students per quarter
WA government primary schools have defined local intake areas. Use Catchment Atlas to see boundaries on a map and check your address.
Boundaries sourced from WA Department of Education Schools Online
ICSEA ±50, same school type (ACARA like-schools approach)
Like-schools in WA
33
ICSEA 983–1083
This school ratio
8.8:1
Better than 3% of peers
Peer average ratio
5.8:1
Avg 99 students
Closest like-schools
For NAPLAN progress against similar-background students, check My School student progress data. That is the fairest academic comparison ACARA provides.
ACARA 2008–2025
-16 students since 2010
ACARA School Profile 2008–2025 · annual enrolments
ACARA 2025
302
total
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