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KIMBERLEY · Very Remote

Kimberley School Of The Air

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

Marmion Street Derby 6728

Derby · WA 6728

Derby-West Kimberley

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Decision Index

51

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

958

About average

Students

62

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

7.8:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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

51

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

76

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

7.8:1

Score 92

More staff per student than 92% of 265 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+50% ratio change

Score 48

Student–teacher ratio has increased over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+138.5%

Score 62

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

81.4% teaching FTE

Score 99

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 99% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

20

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

ICSEA community advantage

958

Score 28

Community socio-educational advantage at the 28th percentile among WA primary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-1.5%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 760 (decile 1)

Score 3

Economic resources index higher than 3% 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)

2414.0 / 100k

Score 0

Kimberley District — lower offence rate than 0% 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

13.0%

24th pct (WA)

13.0% LBOTE — higher than 24% of WA primary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

21.0%

10th pct (WA)

21.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

14.0%

51th pct (WA)

14.0% 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%): 42 — 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 -1.5%

958

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +50%

7.8:1

EnrolmentsUp +138.5%

62

800ICSEA 9581300
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Small (<200 students) — 62 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 7.8:1 — more staff per student than 92% of 265 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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Student-teacher ratio has increased — 6.5:1 (2010) to 7.8:1 (2025), +50.0% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +138% over 5 years (+36 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 958 — compare NAPLAN progress against 265 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Very Remote — KIMBERLEY education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

958

Declining -1.5%

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

28

Declining -15.2%

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

7.8:1

Higher ratio +50%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

62

Up +138.5%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

21.0%

Down -22.2%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

13.0%

Down -62.9%

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

14.0%

Down -6.7%

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
21.0%
LBOTE
13.0%
Year range
Kindy – Year 06

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
32.0%
Lower mid
29.0%
Upper mid
25.0%
Top
14.0%

Local context

5

schools

793

avg ICSEA

7.5:1

avg ratio

3 Government1 Catholic1 Independent

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

265

ICSEA 908–1008

This school ratio

7.8:1

Better than 92% of peers

Peer average ratio

14.7:1

Avg 308 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
Derby-West Kimberley
Governing body
Department of Education Western Australia
Education region
KIMBERLEY
Remoteness
Very Remote
Teaching staff
9 (7.9 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
28th

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

ACARA SML ID 48796