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GovernmentSecondaryYear 07 – Year 12Declining enrolments

KIMBERLEY · Remote

Broome Senior High School

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

Frederick Street Broome 6725

Broome · WA 6725

Broome

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Decision Index

45

Developing · Methodology

ICSEA

924

Below average

Students

825

Large (600–1,199)

Student ratio

11.5:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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45

Decision Index

Developing

strong staffing vs peers

55% school environment · 45% community context · ACARA + ABS + WA Police verified data

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School environment

68

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

11.5:1

Score 76

More staff per student than 76% of 49 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025; peer group ICSEA ±50

Staffing trend (5yr)

+4.5% ratio change

Score 70

Student–teacher ratio has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

-0.4%

Score 80

Enrolments have been relatively stable — consistent demand signal.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

60.0% teaching FTE

Score 28

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 28% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

16

Area socio-educational profile — context for who lives nearby, not teaching quality.

ICSEA community advantage

924

Score 16

Community socio-educational advantage at the 16th percentile among WA secondary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-0.8%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 916 (decile 1)

Score 8

Economic resources index higher than 8% 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)

2414.0 / 100k

Score 0

Kimberley District — lower offence rate than 0% 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)

Peer profile

Who your child learns with — descriptive cohort data, not included in the Decision Index.

LBOTE students

20.0%

52th pct (WA)

20.0% LBOTE — higher than 52% of WA secondary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

40.0%

3th pct (WA)

40.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

11.0%

51th pct (WA)

11.0% 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)

  • · Median house price (ABS Census — 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%): 26 — still available for filtering.

Data insights

What the data tells you

Key facts from ACARA 2025 and historical trends — use alongside school visits and My School NAPLAN.

ICSEA (SES index)Declining -0.8%

924

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +4.5%

11.5:1

EnrolmentsDown -0.4%

825

800ICSEA 9241300
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Large (600–1,199) — 825 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1 — more staff per student than 76% of 49 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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ICSEA 924 — compare NAPLAN progress against 49 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Remote — KIMBERLEY education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

924

Declining -0.8%

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 · 2010–2025

ICSEA percentile

16

Stable

This school's ICSEA rank among all Australian schools (0–100). Higher = higher relative advantage.

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Student–teacher ratio

11.5:1

Higher ratio +4.5%

Students per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower usually means smaller class sizes and more staff attention.

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

825

Down -0.4%

Total student headcount over time. Shows whether the school is growing or shrinking.

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

40.0%

Up +11.1%

Share of students who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

20.0%

Down -47.4%

Share of students with a language background other than English. LBOTE = Language Background Other Than English (ACARA).

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Top SEA quarter

11.0%

Down -8.3%

Share of students in the most socio-educationally advantaged quarter at this school (ACARA SEA quartiles).

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025. Trend badges show factual up/down vs ~5 years ago.

Student mix

Indigenous
40.0%
LBOTE
20.0%
Year range
Year 07 – Year 12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
33.0%
Lower mid
31.0%
Upper mid
25.0%
Top
11.0%

Local context

Broome area

Suburb guide →

9

schools

853

avg ICSEA

10.3:1

avg ratio

5 Government4 Catholic

Catchment & local intake

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Boundaries sourced from WA Department of Education Schools Online

Like-school comparison

ICSEA ±50, same school type (ACARA like-schools approach)

Like-schools in WA

49

ICSEA 874–974

This school ratio

11.5:1

Better than 76% of peers

Peer average ratio

13:1

Avg 759 students

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Administration

Local government area
Broome
Governing body
Department of Education Western Australia
Education region
KIMBERLEY
Remoteness
Remote
Teaching staff
76 (71.9 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
16th

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Data: ACARA School Profile 2025 · WA Dept of Education SLIP — Current Active Schools S1 2025 · Updated 2025

ACARA SML ID 48166