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Gibbs Street Primary School

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

79-93 Gibbs Street East Cannington 6107

East Cannington · WA 6107

Canning

Phone

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Website
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Decision Index

52

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

1,043

About average

Students

602

Large (600–1,199)

Student ratio

17.9:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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52

Decision Index

Average

mid-range community context

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

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School environment

52

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

17.9:1

Score 31

More staff per student than 31% of 292 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-0.6% ratio change

Score 70

Student–teacher ratio has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+17.6%

Score 68

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

59.8% teaching FTE

Score 55

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 55% 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

1043

Score 66

Community socio-educational advantage at the 66th percentile among WA primary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

+0.2%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 984 (decile 4)

Score 30

Economic resources index higher than 30% 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)

617.9 / 100k

Score 33

Cannington District — lower offence rate than 33% 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

79.0%

97th pct (WA)

79.0% LBOTE — higher than 97% of WA primary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

6.0%

40th pct (WA)

6.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

22.0%

67th pct (WA)

22.0% 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%): 47 — 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 +0.2%

1043

Student–teacher ratioImproved -0.6%

17.9:1

EnrolmentsUp +17.6%

602

800ICSEA 10431300
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Large (600–1,199) — 602 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1 — more staff per student than 31% of 292 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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79% of students speak a language background other than English at home.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Enrolments have grown — +18% over 5 years (+90 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.

ACARA My School

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ICSEA 1043 — compare NAPLAN progress against 292 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Major Cities — SOUTH METROPOLITAN education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

1043

Rising +0.2%

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

66

Stable

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

17.9:1

Improved -0.6%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

602

Up +17.6%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

6.0%

Stable

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

79.0%

Up +16.2%

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

22.0%

Down -12%

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
6.0%
LBOTE
79.0%
Year range
Kindy – Year 06

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
19.0%
Lower mid
25.0%
Upper mid
34.0%
Top
22.0%

Local context

East Cannington area

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schools

1,043

avg ICSEA

17.9:1

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

292

ICSEA 993–1093

This school ratio

17.9:1

Better than 31% of peers

Peer average ratio

15.9:1

Avg 360 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
Canning
Governing body
Department of Education Western Australia
Education region
SOUTH METROPOLITAN
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
39 (33.6 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
66th

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

ACARA SML ID 48584