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GovernmentCombinedKindy – Year 12Declining enrolments

MIDWEST · Very Remote

Shark Bay School

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

55 Francis Road Denham 6537

Denham · WA 6537

Shark Bay

Phone

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Website
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Decision Index

39

Developing · Methodology

ICSEA

901

Below average

Students

85

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

11.8:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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39

Decision Index

Developing

mid-range staffing

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

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School environment

60

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

11.8:1

Score 48

More staff per student than 48% of 25 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-17.5% ratio change

Score 82

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

-1.2%

Score 80

Enrolments have been relatively stable — consistent demand signal.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

55.4% teaching FTE

Score 29

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 29% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

14

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

ICSEA community advantage

901

Score 11

Community socio-educational advantage at the 11th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-4.6%

Score 48

Community ICSEA has declined over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 933 (decile 2)

Score 10

Economic resources index higher than 10% 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)

1417.7 / 100k

Score 7

Mid West-Gascoyne District — lower offence rate than 7% 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

16.0%

36th pct (WA)

16.0% LBOTE — higher than 36% of WA combined schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

29.0%

26th pct (WA)

29.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

9.0%

37th pct (WA)

9.0% 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%): 27 — 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 -4.6%

901

Student–teacher ratioImproved -17.5%

11.8:1

EnrolmentsDown -1.2%

85

800ICSEA 9011300
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Small (<200 students) — 85 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1 — more staff per student than 48% of 25 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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ICSEA declining — from 972 (2010) to 901 (2025), -4.6% over 15 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Student-teacher ratio has improved — 11.7:1 (2010) to 11.8:1 (2025), -17.5% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Very Remote — MIDWEST education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

901

Declining -4.6%

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

11

Declining -47.6%

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

11.8:1

Improved -17.5%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

85

Down -1.2%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

29.0%

Up +123.1%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

16.0%

Up +166.7%

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

9.0%

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
29.0%
LBOTE
16.0%
Year range
Kindy – Year 12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
45.0%
Lower mid
27.0%
Upper mid
19.0%
Top
9.0%

Local context

Denham area

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schools

901

avg ICSEA

11.8:1

avg ratio

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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

25

ICSEA 851–951

This school ratio

11.8:1

Better than 48% of peers

Peer average ratio

11.6:1

Avg 241 students

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Administration

Local government area
Shark Bay
Governing body
Department of Education Western Australia
Education region
MIDWEST
Remoteness
Very Remote
Teaching staff
8 (7.2 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
11th

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

ACARA SML ID 48507