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St Thomas' Primary School

Catholic Education Western Australia

Address

8 Warden Street Claremont 6010

Claremont · WA 6010

Claremont

Phone

No phone listed — check the school website or Google Maps

Website
stthomas.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

79

Strong · Methodology

ICSEA

1,169

Well above average

Students

176

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

14.4:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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79

Decision Index

Strong

strong staffing vs peers · high-advantage community context

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

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School environment

82

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

14.4:1

Score 92

More staff per student than 92% of 72 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+1.4% ratio change

Score 70

Student–teacher ratio has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+3.5%

Score 80

Enrolments have been relatively stable — consistent demand signal.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

63.5% teaching FTE

Score 76

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 76% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

76

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

ICSEA community advantage

1169

Score 98

Community socio-educational advantage at the 98th percentile among WA primary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

+0.3%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1063 (decile 9)

Score 77

Economic resources index higher than 77% 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)

693.1 / 100k

Score 27

Perth District — lower offence rate than 27% 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

40.0%

73th pct (WA)

40.0% LBOTE — higher than 73% of WA primary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

1.0%

78th pct (WA)

1.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

72.0%

99th pct (WA)

72.0% 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%): 77 — 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)Rising +0.3%

1169

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +1.4%

14.4:1

EnrolmentsUp +3.5%

176

800ICSEA 11691300
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Small (<200 students) — 176 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1 — more staff per student than 92% of 72 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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40% of students speak a language background other than English at home.

ACARA School Profile 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 1169 — compare NAPLAN progress against 72 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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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…)

ICSEA (SES index)

1169

Rising +0.3%

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

98

Rising +1%

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

14.4:1

Higher ratio +1.4%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

176

Up +3.5%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

1.0%

Stable

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

40.0%

Up +100%

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

72.0%

Down -2.7%

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
1.0%
LBOTE
40.0%
Year range
Pre-Kindy – Year 06

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
2.0%
Lower mid
4.0%
Upper mid
22.0%
Top
72.0%

Local context

Claremont area

Suburb guide →

4

schools

1,176

avg ICSEA

12.8:1

avg ratio

2 Independent1 Government1 Catholic

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

72

ICSEA 1119–1219

This school ratio

14.4:1

Better than 92% of peers

Peer average ratio

17.1:1

Avg 427 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
Claremont
Governing body
Catholic Education Western Australia
Education region
NORTH METROPOLITAN
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
15 (12.2 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
98th

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

ACARA SML ID 48882