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St Damien's Catholic Primary School

Catholic Education Western Australia

Address

1 Nyabing Pass Dawesville 6211

Dawesville · WA 6211

Mandurah

Phone

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Website
stdamienscps.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

49

Developing · Methodology

ICSEA

1,028

About average

Students

416

Medium (200–599)

Student ratio

18.4:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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49

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

41

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

18.4:1

Score 16

More staff per student than 16% of 309 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-4.2% ratio change

Score 70

Student–teacher ratio has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+6.1%

Score 74

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

51.4% teaching FTE

Score 17

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 17% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

59

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

ICSEA community advantage

1028

Score 59

Community socio-educational advantage at the 59th percentile among WA primary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-1%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1045 (decile 8)

Score 66

Economic resources index higher than 66% 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)

503.0 / 100k

Score 47

Mandurah District — lower offence rate than 47% 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 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

12.0%

45th pct (WA)

12.0% 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%): 68 — 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 -1%

1028

Student–teacher ratioImproved -4.2%

18.4:1

EnrolmentsUp +6.1%

416

800ICSEA 10281300
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Medium (200–599) — 416 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1 — more staff per student than 16% of 309 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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Enrolments have grown — +6% over 5 years (+24 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 1028 — compare NAPLAN progress against 309 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)

1028

Declining -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

59

Declining -7.8%

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

18.4:1

Improved -4.2%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

416

Up +6.1%

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

7.0%

Stable

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

12.0%

Down -25%

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
7.0%
Year range
Pre-Kindy – Year 06

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
20.0%
Lower mid
39.0%
Upper mid
30.0%
Top
12.0%

Local context

Dawesville area

Suburb guide →

2

schools

996

avg ICSEA

17.5:1

avg ratio

1 Government1 Catholic

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

309

ICSEA 978–1078

This school ratio

18.4:1

Better than 16% of peers

Peer average ratio

15.6:1

Avg 350 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
Mandurah
Governing body
Catholic Education Western Australia
Education region
SOUTH METROPOLITAN
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
25 (22.6 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
59th

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

ACARA SML ID 49014