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Dianella Primary College

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

Laythorne Street Dianella 6059

Dianella · WA 6059

Stirling

Phone

Contact number on Schools Online

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Decision Index

58

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

968

About average

Students

410

Medium (200–599)

Student ratio

13.8:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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58

Decision Index

Average

strong staffing vs peers

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

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School environment

63

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

13.8:1

Score 73

More staff per student than 73% of 281 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+5.3% ratio change

Score 48

Student–teacher ratio has increased over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+3.8%

Score 80

Enrolments have been relatively stable — consistent demand signal.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

56.5% teaching FTE

Score 40

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 40% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

51

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

ICSEA community advantage

968

Score 32

Community socio-educational advantage at the 32th percentile among WA primary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

+5.7%

Score 82

Community ICSEA has risen — local socio-educational profile is shifting.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1019 (decile 7)

Score 48

Economic resources index higher than 48% 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)

383.5 / 100k

Score 80

Mirrabooka District — lower offence rate than 80% 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

87.0%

99th pct (WA)

87.0% LBOTE — higher than 99% of WA primary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

4.0%

52th pct (WA)

4.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

10.0%

39th pct (WA)

10.0% 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%): 23 — 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 +5.7%

968

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +5.3%

13.8:1

EnrolmentsUp +3.8%

410

800ICSEA 9681300
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Medium (200–599) — 410 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1 — more staff per student than 73% of 281 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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87% of students speak a language background other than English at home.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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ICSEA rising — from 936 (2010) to 968 (2025), +5.7% over 15 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Student-teacher ratio has increased — 11.3:1 (2010) to 13.8:1 (2025), +5.3% over 5 years.

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 968 — compare NAPLAN progress against 281 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Major Cities — NORTH METROPOLITAN education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

968

Rising +5.7%

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

32

Rising +166.7%

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

13.8:1

Higher ratio +5.3%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

410

Up +3.8%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

4.0%

Down -42.9%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

87.0%

Up +4.8%

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

10.0%

Up +150%

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
4.0%
LBOTE
87.0%
Year range
Kindy – Year 06

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
45.0%
Lower mid
21.0%
Upper mid
23.0%
Top
10.0%

Local context

Dianella area

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13

schools

1,046

avg ICSEA

12.4:1

avg ratio

4 Independent8 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

281

ICSEA 918–1018

This school ratio

13.8:1

Better than 73% of peers

Peer average ratio

14.8:1

Avg 309 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
Stirling
Governing body
Department of Education Western Australia
Education region
NORTH METROPOLITAN
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
36 (29.8 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
32th

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

ACARA SML ID 48451