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SOUTH WEST · Inner Regional

St Mary MacKillop College

Catholic Education Western Australia

Address

College Avenue West Busselton 6280

Busselton · WA 6280

Busselton

Phone

No phone listed — check the school website or Google Maps

Website
mackillop.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

58

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

1,052

Above average

Students

1,552

Very large (1,200+)

Student ratio

14.5:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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58

Decision Index

Average

mid-range community context

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

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School environment

51

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

14.5:1

Score 26

More staff per student than 26% of 74 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-4% ratio change

Score 70

Student–teacher ratio has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+14%

Score 74

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

60.5% teaching FTE

Score 54

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 54% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

66

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

ICSEA community advantage

1052

Score 69

Community socio-educational advantage at the 69th percentile among WA combined 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 1022 (decile 7)

Score 52

Economic resources index higher than 52% 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)

407.1 / 100k

Score 73

South West District — lower offence rate than 73% 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

7.0%

12th pct (WA)

7.0% LBOTE — higher than 12% of WA combined schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

2.0%

66th pct (WA)

2.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

20.0%

67th pct (WA)

20.0% 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%): 75 — 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%

1052

Student–teacher ratioImproved -4%

14.5:1

EnrolmentsUp +14%

1,552

800ICSEA 10521300
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Very large (1,200+) — 1,552 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1 — more staff per student than 26% of 74 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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Enrolments have grown — +14% over 5 years (+190 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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ICSEA 1052 — compare NAPLAN progress against 74 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Inner Regional — SOUTH WEST education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

1052

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

69

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

14.5:1

Improved -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

1,552

Up +14%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

2.0%

Stable

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

7.0%

Down -12.5%

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

20.0%

Down -4.8%

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
2.0%
LBOTE
7.0%
Year range
Pre-Kindy – Year 12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
15.0%
Lower mid
32.0%
Upper mid
33.0%
Top
20.0%

Local context

Busselton area

Suburb guide →

7

schools

979

avg ICSEA

13.3:1

avg ratio

5 Government1 Independent1 Catholic

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

74

ICSEA 1002–1102

This school ratio

14.5:1

Better than 26% of peers

Peer average ratio

12.7:1

Avg 739 students

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Administration

Local government area
Busselton
Governing body
Catholic Education Western Australia
Education region
SOUTH WEST
Remoteness
Inner Regional
Teaching staff
122 (107.2 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
69th

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

ACARA SML ID 49005