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NORTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

Sawyers Valley Primary School

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

235 Sawyers Road Sawyers Valley 6074

Sawyers Valley · WA 6074

Mundaring

Phone

Contact number on Schools Online

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Website
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Decision Index

68

Good · Methodology

ICSEA

1,017

About average

Students

150

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

12.1:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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68

Decision Index

Good

strong staffing vs peers · mid-range community context

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

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School environment

70

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

12.1:1

Score 85

More staff per student than 85% of 324 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-20.9% ratio change

Score 82

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

-24.2%

Score 48

Enrolments have declined over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

56.1% teaching FTE

Score 38

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 38% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

66

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

ICSEA community advantage

1017

Score 54

Community socio-educational advantage at the 54th percentile among WA primary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-1.4%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1079 (decile 9)

Score 87

Economic resources index higher than 87% 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)

423.5 / 100k

Score 67

Midland District — lower offence rate than 67% 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

11.0%

19th pct (WA)

11.0% LBOTE — higher than 19% of WA primary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

3.0%

60th pct (WA)

3.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

12.0%

45th pct (WA)

12.0% 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%): 62 — 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 -1.4%

1017

Student–teacher ratioImproved -20.9%

12.1:1

EnrolmentsDown -24.2%

150

800ICSEA 10171300
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Small (<200 students) — 150 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1 — more staff per student than 85% of 324 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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Student-teacher ratio has improved — 15.5:1 (2010) to 12.1:1 (2025), -20.9% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have declined — -24% over 5 years (-48 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 1017 — compare NAPLAN progress against 324 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)

1017

Declining -1.4%

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

54

Declining -11.5%

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

12.1:1

Improved -20.9%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

150

Down -24.2%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

3.0%

Stable

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

11.0%

Up +22.2%

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

12.0%

Down -33.3%

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
3.0%
LBOTE
11.0%
Year range
Kindy – Year 06

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
26.0%
Lower mid
37.0%
Upper mid
25.0%
Top
12.0%

Local context

Sawyers Valley area

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schools

1,017

avg ICSEA

12.1:1

avg ratio

1 Government

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

324

ICSEA 967–1067

This school ratio

12.1:1

Better than 85% of peers

Peer average ratio

15.5:1

Avg 342 students

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Administration

Local government area
Mundaring
Governing body
Department of Education Western Australia
Education region
NORTH METROPOLITAN
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
17 (12.4 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
54th

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

ACARA SML ID 48502