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MIDWEST · Outer Regional

Jurien Bay District High School

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

19 Hamersley Street Jurien Bay 6516

Jurien Bay · WA 6516

Dandaragan

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Decision Index

51

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

956

About average

Students

364

Medium (200–599)

Student ratio

12.2:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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51

Decision Index

Average

mid-range staffing

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

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School environment

67

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

12.2:1

Score 51

More staff per student than 51% of 51 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-12.9% ratio change

Score 82

Student–teacher ratio has improved (fewer students per teacher).

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+14.8%

Score 74

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

65.2% teaching FTE

Score 75

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 75% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

31

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

ICSEA community advantage

956

Score 27

Community socio-educational advantage at the 27th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-0.6%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1006 (decile 6)

Score 43

Economic resources index higher than 43% 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)

1417.7 / 100k

Score 7

Mid West-Gascoyne District — lower offence rate than 7% 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

6.0%

9th pct (WA)

6.0% LBOTE — higher than 9% of WA combined schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

9.0%

38th pct (WA)

9.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

6.0%

29th pct (WA)

6.0% 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%): 46 — 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 -0.6%

956

Student–teacher ratioImproved -12.9%

12.2:1

EnrolmentsUp +14.8%

364

800ICSEA 9561300
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Medium (200–599) — 364 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1 — more staff per student than 51% of 51 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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Student-teacher ratio has improved — 11.9:1 (2010) to 12.2:1 (2025), -12.9% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +15% over 5 years (+47 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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ICSEA 956 — compare NAPLAN progress against 51 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Outer Regional — MIDWEST education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

956

Declining -0.6%

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

27

Declining -6.9%

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

12.2:1

Improved -12.9%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

364

Up +14.8%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

9.0%

Up +12.5%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

6.0%

Up +20%

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

6.0%

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
9.0%
LBOTE
6.0%
Year range
Kindy – Year 12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
45.0%
Lower mid
33.0%
Upper mid
16.0%
Top
6.0%

Local context

Jurien Bay area

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956

avg ICSEA

12.2:1

avg ratio

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Catchment & local intake

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Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

51

ICSEA 906–1006

This school ratio

12.2:1

Better than 51% of peers

Peer average ratio

12:1

Avg 311 students

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Administration

Local government area
Dandaragan
Governing body
Department of Education Western Australia
Education region
MIDWEST
Remoteness
Outer Regional
Teaching staff
34 (29.8 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
27th

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

ACARA SML ID 48243