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GOLDFIELDS · Outer Regional

South Kalgoorlie Primary School

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

Lionel Street Kalgoorlie 6430

Kalgoorlie · WA 6430

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Phone

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Decision Index

31

Developing · Methodology

ICSEA

909

Below average

Students

350

Medium (200–599)

Student ratio

18.6:1

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

32

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

18.6:1

Score 2

More staff per student than 2% of 136 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+9.4% ratio change

Score 48

Student–teacher ratio has increased over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+1.7%

Score 80

Enrolments have been relatively stable — consistent demand signal.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

53.0% teaching FTE

Score 23

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 23% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

29

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

ICSEA community advantage

909

Score 13

Community socio-educational advantage at the 13th percentile among WA primary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-0.4%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1024 (decile 7)

Score 53

Economic resources index higher than 53% 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

32.0%

64th pct (WA)

32.0% LBOTE — higher than 64% of WA primary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

18.0%

14th pct (WA)

18.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

4.0%

13th pct (WA)

4.0% 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%): 20 — 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 -0.4%

909

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +9.4%

18.6:1

EnrolmentsUp +1.7%

350

800ICSEA 9091300
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Medium (200–599) — 350 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1 — more staff per student than 2% of 136 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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32% of students speak a language background other than English at home.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio has increased — 16.4:1 (2010) to 18.6:1 (2025), +9.4% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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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)

909

Declining -0.4%

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

13

Rising +8.3%

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

18.6:1

Higher ratio +9.4%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

350

Up +1.7%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

18.0%

Down -5.3%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

32.0%

Up +128.6%

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

4.0%

Up +100%

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
18.0%
LBOTE
32.0%
Year range
Kindy – Year 06

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
58.0%
Lower mid
26.0%
Upper mid
13.0%
Top
4.0%

Local context

Kalgoorlie area

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12

schools

909

avg ICSEA

13.9:1

avg ratio

1 Independent9 Government2 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

136

ICSEA 859–959

This school ratio

18.6:1

Better than 2% of peers

Peer average ratio

14.1:1

Avg 261 students

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Administration

Local government area
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Governing body
Department of Education Western Australia
Education region
GOLDFIELDS
Remoteness
Outer Regional
Teaching staff
22 (18.8 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
13th

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

ACARA SML ID 48408