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WHEATBELT · Outer Regional

St Matthew's School

Catholic Education Western Australia

Address

9 Glyde Street Narrogin 6312

Narrogin · WA 6312

Narrogin

Phone

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Website
matthews.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

63

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

1,040

About average

Students

159

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

13:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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63

Decision Index

Average

strong staffing vs peers · mid-range community context

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

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School environment

73

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

13:1

Score 84

More staff per student than 84% of 295 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+1.6% ratio change

Score 70

Student–teacher ratio has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+21.4%

Score 68

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

60.1% teaching FTE

Score 58

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 58% 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

1040

Score 64

Community socio-educational advantage at the 64th percentile among WA primary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

+0.4%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 950 (decile 2)

Score 14

Economic resources index higher than 14% 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)

440.2 / 100k

Score 60

Great Southern District — lower offence rate than 60% 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

34.0%

66th pct (WA)

34.0% LBOTE — higher than 66% 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

16.0%

56th pct (WA)

16.0% 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%): 55 — 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 +0.4%

1040

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +1.6%

13:1

EnrolmentsUp +21.4%

159

800ICSEA 10401300
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Small (<200 students) — 159 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1 — more staff per student than 84% of 295 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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34% of students speak a language background other than English at home.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Enrolments have grown — +21% over 5 years (+28 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 1040 — compare NAPLAN progress against 295 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Outer Regional — WHEATBELT education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

1040

Rising +0.4%

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

64

Stable

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

13:1

Higher ratio +1.6%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

159

Up +21.4%

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

34.0%

Up +36%

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

16.0%

Down -15.8%

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
34.0%
Year range
Pre-Kindy – Year 06

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
11.0%
Lower mid
37.0%
Upper mid
36.0%
Top
16.0%

Local context

Narrogin area

Suburb guide →

5

schools

946

avg ICSEA

12.9:1

avg ratio

4 Government1 Catholic

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

295

ICSEA 990–1090

This school ratio

13:1

Better than 84% of peers

Peer average ratio

15.8:1

Avg 358 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
Narrogin
Governing body
Catholic Education Western Australia
Education region
WHEATBELT
Remoteness
Outer Regional
Teaching staff
16 (12.2 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
64th

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

ACARA SML ID 48928