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SOUTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

St Patrick's Primary School

Catholic Education Western Australia

Address

8 Ellen Street Fremantle 6160

Fremantle · WA 6160

Fremantle

Phone

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Website
stpatsfremantle.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

68

Good · Methodology

ICSEA

1,054

Above average

Students

112

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

11.3:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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68

Decision Index

Good

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

81

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

11.3:1

Score 90

More staff per student than 90% of 269 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-22.1% ratio change

Score 82

Student–teacher ratio has improved (fewer students per teacher).

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

-24.3%

Score 48

Enrolments have declined over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

70.7% teaching FTE

Score 97

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 97% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

51

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

ICSEA community advantage

1054

Score 70

Community socio-educational advantage at the 70th percentile among WA primary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-3.3%

Score 48

Community ICSEA has declined over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 961 (decile 3)

Score 16

Economic resources index higher than 16% 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)

454.2 / 100k

Score 53

Fremantle District — lower offence rate than 53% 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

13.0%

24th pct (WA)

13.0% LBOTE — higher than 24% of WA primary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

4.0%

52th pct (WA)

4.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

22.0%

67th pct (WA)

22.0% 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%): 72 — 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 -3.3%

1054

Student–teacher ratioImproved -22.1%

11.3:1

EnrolmentsDown -24.3%

112

800ICSEA 10541300
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Small (<200 students) — 112 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1 — more staff per student than 90% of 269 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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ICSEA declining — from 1067 (2010) to 1054 (2025), -3.3% over 15 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Student-teacher ratio has improved — 18.4:1 (2010) to 11.3:1 (2025), -22.1% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have declined — -24% over 5 years (-36 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 1054 — compare NAPLAN progress against 269 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Major Cities — SOUTH METROPOLITAN education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

1054

Declining -3.3%

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

70

Declining -15.7%

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

11.3:1

Improved -22.1%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

112

Down -24.3%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

4.0%

Stable

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

13.0%

Down -45.8%

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

22.0%

Down -42.1%

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
4.0%
LBOTE
13.0%
Year range
Pre-Kindy – Year 06

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
14.0%
Lower mid
30.0%
Upper mid
34.0%
Top
22.0%

Local context

Fremantle area

Suburb guide →

6

schools

1,121

avg ICSEA

13:1

avg ratio

2 Catholic3 Government1 Independent

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

269

ICSEA 1004–1104

This school ratio

11.3:1

Better than 90% of peers

Peer average ratio

15.9:1

Avg 358 students

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Administration

Local government area
Fremantle
Governing body
Catholic Education Western Australia
Education region
SOUTH METROPOLITAN
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
13 (9.9 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
70th

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

ACARA SML ID 48893