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MIDWEST · Outer Regional

St Lawrence's Primary School

Catholic Education Western Australia

Address

350 Chapman Road Geraldton 6530

Geraldton · WA 6530

Greater Geraldton

Phone

No phone listed — check the school website or Google Maps

Website
stlps.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

32

Developing · Methodology

ICSEA

990

About average

Students

563

Medium (200–599)

Student ratio

18.6:1

students per teacher

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Decision Index

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32

Decision Index

Developing

mid-range community context

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

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School environment

33

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

18.6:1

Score 8

More staff per student than 8% of 308 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+20.8% ratio change

Score 48

Student–teacher ratio has increased over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+18.5%

Score 68

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

54.8% teaching FTE

Score 31

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 31% 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

990

Score 42

Community socio-educational advantage at the 42th percentile among WA primary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-3.1%

Score 48

Community ICSEA has declined over five years.

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

15.0%

30th pct (WA)

15.0% LBOTE — higher than 30% 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

9.0%

36th pct (WA)

9.0% 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%): 50 — 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 -3.1%

990

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +20.8%

18.6:1

EnrolmentsUp +18.5%

563

800ICSEA 9901300
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Medium (200–599) — 563 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1 — more staff per student than 8% of 308 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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ICSEA declining — from 1004 (2010) to 990 (2025), -3.1% over 15 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Student-teacher ratio has increased — 18.8:1 (2010) to 18.6:1 (2025), +20.8% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +18% over 5 years (+88 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 990 — compare NAPLAN progress against 308 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)

990

Declining -3.1%

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

42

Declining -26.3%

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

18.6:1

Higher ratio +20.8%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

563

Up +18.5%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

10.0%

Up +100%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

15.0%

Up +50%

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

9.0%

Down -40%

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
10.0%
LBOTE
15.0%
Year range
Pre-Kindy – Year 06

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
30.0%
Lower mid
39.0%
Upper mid
22.0%
Top
9.0%

Local context

Geraldton area

Suburb guide →

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schools

932

avg ICSEA

14.2:1

avg ratio

7 Government5 Catholic1 Independent

Like-school comparison

ICSEA ±50, same school type (ACARA like-schools approach)

Like-schools in WA

308

ICSEA 940–1040

This school ratio

18.6:1

Better than 8% of peers

Peer average ratio

14.9:1

Avg 317 students

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Administration

Local government area
Greater Geraldton
Governing body
Catholic Education Western Australia
Education region
MIDWEST
Remoteness
Outer Regional
Teaching staff
38 (30.2 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
42th

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

ACARA SML ID 48872