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NORTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

School Of Special Educational Needs: Sensory

Department of Education Western Australia

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33 Giles Avenue Padbury 6025

Padbury · WA 6025

Joondalup

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Decision Index

84

Strong · Methodology

ICSEA

—

No data

Students

144

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

1.9:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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

84

Decision Index

Strong

strong staffing vs peers

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

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School environment

79

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

1.9:1

Score 100

Lower student–teacher ratio than 100% of WA all schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Staffing trend (5yr)

+46.2% ratio change

Score 48

Student–teacher ratio has increased over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+23.1%

Score 68

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

69.3% teaching FTE

Score 91

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 91% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

89

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

ICSEA community advantage

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ICSEA not available.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

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Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1078 (decile 9)

Score 85

Economic resources index higher than 85% 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

28.0%

58th pct (WA)

28.0% LBOTE — higher than 58% 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

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.

Data insights

What the data tells you

Key facts from ACARA 2025 and historical trends — use alongside school visits and My School NAPLAN.

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +46.2%

1.9:1

EnrolmentsUp +23.1%

144

800ICSEA —1300
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Small (<200 students) — 144 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 1.9:1 — better than 100% of all WA schools.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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28% of students speak a language background other than English at home.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio has increased — 1.2:1 (2010) to 1.9:1 (2025), +46.2% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +23% over 5 years (+27 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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Located in Major Cities — NORTH METROPOLITAN education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

Student–teacher ratio

1.9:1

Higher ratio +46.2%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

144

Up +23.1%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

6.0%

Up +50%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

28.0%

Down -3.4%

Share of students with a language background other than English. LBOTE = Language Background Other Than English (ACARA).

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
28.0%
Year range
Kindy – Year 12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
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Lower mid
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Upper mid
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Top
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Local context

Padbury area

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7

schools

1,042

avg ICSEA

12:1

avg ratio

6 Government1 Catholic

Catchment & local intake

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Administration

Local government area
Joondalup
Governing body
Department of Education Western Australia
Education region
NORTH METROPOLITAN
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
97 (73.9 FTE)

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

ACARA SML ID 48859