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NORTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

Merriwa Primary School

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

67 Baltimore Parade Merriwa 6030

Merriwa · WA 6030

Wanneroo

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Website

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Decision Index

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

952

About average

Students

362

Medium (200–599)

Student ratio

16.8:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

Verified ACARA data only — school environment, community context, and peer profile.

Decision Index

Average

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

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

16.8:1

Score 30

More staff per student than 30% of 258 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+3.1% ratio change

Score 70

Student–teacher ratio has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

-9.5%

Score 58

Enrolments have declined over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

63.5% teaching FTE

Score 76

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 76% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

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

ICSEA community advantage

952

Score 26

Community socio-educational advantage at the 26th percentile among WA primary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

+2.4%

Score 82

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1043 (decile 8)

Score 65

Economic resources index higher than 65% 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)

271.2 / 100k

Score 93

Joondalup District — lower offence rate than 93% 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

20.0%

43th pct (WA)

20.0% LBOTE — higher than 43% of WA primary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

10.0%

27th pct (WA)

10.0% 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%): 35 — 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 +2.4%

952

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +3.1%

16.8:1

EnrolmentsDown -9.5%

362

800ICSEA 9521300

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Medium (200–599) — 362 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1 — more staff per student than 30% of 258 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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ICSEA rising — from 921 (2010) to 952 (2025), +2.4% over 15 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have declined — -10% over 5 years (-38 students).

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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 952 — compare NAPLAN progress against 258 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

952

Rising +2.4%

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.