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KIMBERLEY · Very Remote

Bayulu Remote Community School

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

Gogo Station Road Via Fitzroy Crossing 6765

Fitzroy Crossing · WA 6765

Derby-West Kimberley

Phone

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Website
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Decision Index

31

Developing · Methodology

ICSEA

642

Well below average

Students

82

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

8.3:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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31

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

53

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

8.3:1

Score 35

More staff per student than 35% of 23 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+9.2% ratio change

Score 48

Student–teacher ratio has increased over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+22.4%

Score 68

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

72.3% teaching FTE

Score 91

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 91% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

5

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

ICSEA community advantage

642

Score 0

Community socio-educational advantage at the 0th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-5.4%

Score 48

Community ICSEA has declined over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 642 (decile 1)

Score 1

Economic resources index higher than 1% 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

100.0%

100th pct (WA)

100.0% LBOTE — higher than 100% of WA combined schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

100.0%

0th pct (WA)

100.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

0.0%

0th pct (WA)

0.0% 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%): 0 — 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 -5.4%

642

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +9.2%

8.3:1

EnrolmentsUp +22.4%

82

800ICSEA 6421300
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Small (<200 students) — 82 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1 — more staff per student than 35% of 23 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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100% of students speak a language background other than English at home.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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ICSEA declining — from 675 (2010) to 642 (2025), -5.4% over 15 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Student-teacher ratio has increased — 11.7:1 (2010) to 8.3:1 (2025), +9.2% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +22% over 5 years (+15 students).

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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ICSEA 642 — compare NAPLAN progress against 23 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

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)

642

Declining -5.4%

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

0

Declining -100%

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

8.3:1

Higher ratio +9.2%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

82

Up +22.4%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

100.0%

Up +4.2%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

100.0%

Up +4.2%

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

0.0%

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
100.0%
LBOTE
100.0%
Year range
Kindy – Year 06

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
95.0%
Lower mid
5.0%
Upper mid
1.0%
Top
0.0%

Local context

Fitzroy Crossing area

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schools

654

avg ICSEA

6.8:1

avg ratio

4 Government4 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

23

ICSEA 592–692

This school ratio

8.3:1

Better than 35% of peers

Peer average ratio

7.2:1

Avg 72 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
11 (9.9 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
0th

Nearby & similar

Nearby schools

Within 15 km — straight-line distance

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

ACARA SML ID 48377