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KIMBERLEY · Very Remote

Derby District High School

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

10 Anderson Street Derby 6728

Derby · WA 6728

Derby-West Kimberley

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Website
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Decision Index

25

Developing · Methodology

ICSEA

714

Well below average

Students

606

Large (600–1,199)

Student ratio

9.6:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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25

Decision Index

Developing

Based on verified ACARA school and community data

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

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School environment

41

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

9.6:1

Score 11

More staff per student than 11% of 19 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-3% ratio change

Score 70

Student–teacher ratio has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+7.4%

Score 74

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

56.3% teaching FTE

Score 32

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 32% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

6

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

ICSEA community advantage

714

Score 1

Community socio-educational advantage at the 1th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-5.6%

Score 48

Community ICSEA has declined over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 760 (decile 1)

Score 3

Economic resources index higher than 3% 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

88.0%

80th pct (WA)

88.0% LBOTE — higher than 80% of WA combined schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

85.0%

19th pct (WA)

85.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

2.0%

16th pct (WA)

2.0% 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%): 7 — 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 -5.6%

714

Student–teacher ratioImproved -3%

9.6:1

EnrolmentsUp +7.4%

606

800ICSEA 7141300
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Large (600–1,199) — 606 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1 — more staff per student than 10% of 19 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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88% of students speak a language background other than English at home.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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ICSEA declining — from 708 (2010) to 714 (2025), -5.6% over 15 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +7% over 5 years (+42 students).

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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NAPLAN score history is on My School (ACARA). School-level bulk NAPLAN is not in the free download — we link to the official source.

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ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Very Remote — KIMBERLEY education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

714

Declining -5.6%

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

1

Declining -50%

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

9.6:1

Improved -3%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

606

Up +7.4%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

85.0%

Up +1.2%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

88.0%

Up +7.3%

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

2.0%

Stable

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
85.0%
LBOTE
88.0%
Year range
Kindy – Year 12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
78.0%
Lower mid
15.0%
Upper mid
5.0%
Top
2.0%

Local context

5

schools

793

avg ICSEA

7.5:1

avg ratio

3 Government1 Catholic1 Independent

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

19

ICSEA 664–764

This school ratio

9.6:1

Better than 11% of peers

Peer average ratio

7.5:1

Avg 89 students

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Administration

Local government area
Derby-West Kimberley
Governing body
Department of Education Western Australia
Education region
KIMBERLEY
Remoteness
Very Remote
Teaching staff
65 (62.8 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
1th

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

ACARA SML ID 48174