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SOUTH WEST · Inner Regional

Bridgetown Primary School

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

178 Roe Street Bridgetown 6255

Bridgetown · WA 6255

Bridgetown-Greenbushes

Phone

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Website
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Decision Index

53

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

1,024

About average

Students

228

Medium (200–599)

Student ratio

17:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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53

Decision Index

Average

mid-range community context

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

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School environment

48

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

17:1

Score 41

More staff per student than 41% of 310 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-4% ratio change

Score 70

Student–teacher ratio has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

-9.9%

Score 58

Enrolments have declined over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

52.1% teaching FTE

Score 19

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 19% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

60

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

ICSEA community advantage

1024

Score 57

Community socio-educational advantage at the 57th percentile among WA primary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

+1.5%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1020 (decile 7)

Score 49

Economic resources index higher than 49% 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)

407.1 / 100k

Score 73

South West District — lower offence rate than 73% 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

7.0%

12th pct (WA)

7.0% LBOTE — higher than 12% of WA primary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

6.0%

40th pct (WA)

6.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

21.0%

65th pct (WA)

21.0% 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%): 66 — 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)Rising +1.5%

1024

Student–teacher ratioImproved -4%

17:1

EnrolmentsDown -9.9%

228

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Medium (200–599) — 228 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1 — more staff per student than 41% of 310 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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Enrolments have declined — -10% over 5 years (-25 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 1024 — compare NAPLAN progress against 310 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Inner Regional — SOUTH WEST education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

1024

Rising +1.5%

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

57

Rising +11.8%

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

17:1

Improved -4%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

228

Down -9.9%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

6.0%

Up +200%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

7.0%

Stable

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

21.0%

Up +50%

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
6.0%
LBOTE
7.0%
Year range
Kindy – Year 06

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
26.0%
Lower mid
29.0%
Upper mid
24.0%
Top
21.0%

Local context

Bridgetown area

Suburb guide →

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schools

1,020

avg ICSEA

13.4:1

avg ratio

2 Government1 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

310

ICSEA 974–1074

This school ratio

17:1

Better than 41% of peers

Peer average ratio

15.5:1

Avg 344 students

For NAPLAN progress against similar-background students, check My School student progress data. That is the fairest academic comparison ACARA provides.

Administration

Local government area
Bridgetown-Greenbushes
Governing body
Department of Education Western Australia
Education region
SOUTH WEST
Remoteness
Inner Regional
Teaching staff
19 (13.4 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
57th

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

ACARA SML ID 48305