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GOLDFIELDS · Outer Regional

Kambalda West District High School

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

Salmon Gum Road Kambalda West 6442

Kambalda West · WA 6442

Coolgardie

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Phone

Contact number on Schools Online

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Website

kambaldawestdhs.wa.edu.au

Official school website

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Decision Index

Developing · Methodology

ICSEA

857

Below average

Students

292

Medium (200–599)

Student ratio

14.6:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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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

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

14.6:1

Score 0

More staff per student than 0% of 10 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+15% ratio change

Score 48

Student–teacher ratio has increased over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+33.3%

Score 62

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

59.3% teaching FTE

Score 51

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 51% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

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

ICSEA community advantage

857

Score 5

Community socio-educational advantage at the 5th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-4.6%

Score 48

Community ICSEA has declined over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 937 (decile 2)

Score 11

Economic resources index higher than 11% 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)

1097.4 / 100k

Score 13

Goldfields-Esperance District — lower offence rate than 13% 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

12.0%

28th pct (WA)

12.0% LBOTE — higher than 28% of WA combined schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

25.0%

26th pct (WA)

25.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

1.0%

9th pct (WA)

1.0% 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%): 25 — 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 -4.6%

857

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +15%

14.6:1

EnrolmentsUp +33.3%

292

800ICSEA 8571300

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Medium (200–599) — 292 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1 — more staff per student than 0% of 10 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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ICSEA declining — from 919 (2010) to 857 (2025), -4.6% over 15 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Student-teacher ratio has increased — 13.7:1 (2010) to 14.6:1 (2025), +15.0% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +33% over 5 years (+73 students).

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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ICSEA 857 — compare NAPLAN progress against 10 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Outer Regional — GOLDFIELDS education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

857

Declining -4.6%

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.