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MIDWEST · Outer Regional

Meekatharra School Of The Air

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

52 Kempton Street Bluff Point 6530

Bluff Point · WA 6530

Greater Geraldton

Phone

Contact number on Schools Online

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Decision Index

54

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

975

About average

Students

61

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

10.5:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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54

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

73

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

10.5:1

Score 84

More staff per student than 84% of 297 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+59.1% ratio change

Score 48

Student–teacher ratio has increased over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+48.8%

Score 62

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

74.4% teaching FTE

Score 99

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

30

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

ICSEA community advantage

975

Score 36

Community socio-educational advantage at the 36th percentile among WA primary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-0.8%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 971 (decile 3)

Score 21

Economic resources index higher than 21% 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

8.0%

13th pct (WA)

8.0% LBOTE — higher than 13% of WA primary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

16.0%

17th pct (WA)

16.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

8.0%

32th pct (WA)

8.0% 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%): 51 — 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 -0.8%

975

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +59.1%

10.5:1

EnrolmentsUp +48.8%

61

800ICSEA 9751300
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Small (<200 students) — 61 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1 — more staff per student than 84% of 297 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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Student-teacher ratio has increased — 5.1:1 (2010) to 10.5:1 (2025), +59.1% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +49% over 5 years (+20 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 975 — compare NAPLAN progress against 297 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Outer Regional — MIDWEST education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

975

Declining -0.8%

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

36

Declining -5.3%

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

10.5:1

Higher ratio +59.1%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

61

Up +48.8%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

16.0%

Up +33.3%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

8.0%

Up +14.3%

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

8.0%

Down -20%

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
16.0%
LBOTE
8.0%
Year range
Kindy – Year 06

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
26.0%
Lower mid
37.0%
Upper mid
29.0%
Top
8.0%

Local context

Bluff Point area

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schools

886

avg ICSEA

12.4:1

avg ratio

2 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

297

ICSEA 925–1025

This school ratio

10.5:1

Better than 84% of peers

Peer average ratio

14.8:1

Avg 314 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
Greater Geraldton
Governing body
Department of Education Western Australia
Education region
MIDWEST
Remoteness
Outer Regional
Teaching staff
7 (5.8 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
36th

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

ACARA SML ID 48797