SOUTH WEST · Inner Regional
Department of Education Western Australia
Lot 153 Clydebank Avenue Busselton 6280
Busselton · WA 6280
Busselton
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ICSEA
973
About average
Students
62
Small (<200 students)
Student ratio
4.9:1
students per teacher
Community
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Decision Index
Average
strong staffing vs peers
55% school environment · 45% community context · ACARA + ABS + WA Police verified data
Full methodology →Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.
Student–teacher ratio
4.9:1
Score 78
More staff per student than 78% of 51 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025; peer group ICSEA ±50
Staffing trend (5yr)
-5.8% ratio change
Score 82
Student–teacher ratio has improved (fewer students per teacher).
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Enrolment stability (5yr)
+34.8%
Score 62
Enrolments have grown over five years.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Teaching staff share
35.2% teaching FTE
Score 7
Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 7% of WA schools.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025
Area socio-educational profile — context for who lives nearby, not teaching quality.
ICSEA community advantage
973
Score 35
Community socio-educational advantage at the 35th percentile among WA all schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025
ICSEA trend (5yr)
+10.2%
Score 82
Community ICSEA has risen — local socio-educational profile is shifting.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Housing & economic resources
IER 1022 (decile 7)
Score 52
Economic resources index higher than 52% 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)
407.1 / 100k
Score 73
South West District — lower offence rate than 73% 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)
Who your child learns with — descriptive cohort data, not included in the Decision Index.
LBOTE students
16.0%
35th pct (WA)
16.0% LBOTE — higher than 35% of WA all schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025
Indigenous students
6.0%
45th pct (WA)
6.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025
Top SEA quarter
7.0%
29th pct (WA)
7.0% 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)
We do not show scores for housing or crime until verified open datasets are joined.
Legacy Swan Score (ICSEA 70% + LBOTE 30%): 44 — still available for filtering.
Key facts from ACARA 2025 and historical trends — use alongside school visits and My School NAPLAN.
973
4.9:1
62
Small (<200 students) — 62 students enrolled in 2025.
ACARA School Profile 2025
Student-teacher ratio of 4.9:1 — more staff per student than 78% of 51 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).
ACARA 2025, peer group analysis
ICSEA rising — from 912 (2018) to 973 (2025), +10.2% over 7 years.
ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Student-teacher ratio has improved — 4.5:1 (2010) to 4.9:1 (2025), -5.8% over 5 years.
ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Enrolments have grown — +35% over 5 years (+16 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
ICSEA 973 — compare NAPLAN progress against 51 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.
ACARA ICSEA methodology
Located in Inner Regional — SOUTH WEST education region.
ACARA School Location 2025
NAPLAN & attendance: View on My School →
ICSEA (SES index)
973
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 · 2018–2025
ICSEA percentile
35
This school's ICSEA rank among all Australian schools (0–100). Higher = higher relative advantage.
5-year change vs 2020 · 2018–2025
Student–teacher ratio
4.9:1
Students per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower usually means smaller class sizes and more staff attention.
5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025
Enrolments
62
Total student headcount over time. Shows whether the school is growing or shrinking.
5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025
Indigenous students
6.0%
Share of students who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025
LBOTE students
16.0%
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
7.0%
Share of students in the most socio-educationally advantaged quarter at this school (ACARA SEA quartiles).
5-year change vs 2020 · 2018–2025
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025. Trend badges show factual up/down vs ~5 years ago.
Share of students per quarter
WA government primary schools have defined local intake areas. Use Catchment Atlas to see boundaries on a map and check your address.
Boundaries sourced from WA Department of Education Schools Online
ICSEA ±50, same school type (ACARA like-schools approach)
Like-schools in WA
51
ICSEA 923–1023
This school ratio
4.9:1
Better than 78% of peers
Peer average ratio
6.2:1
Avg 110 students
Closest like-schools
For NAPLAN progress against similar-background students, check My School student progress data. That is the fairest academic comparison ACARA provides.
ACARA 2008–2025
+16 students since 2010
ACARA School Profile 2008–2025 · annual enrolments
ACARA 2025
62
total
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