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IndependentPrimaryPre-Kindy – Year 06Declining enrolments

SOUTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

Carmel Adventist College Primary School

Association of Independent Schools of WA

Address

18 First Avenue Carmel 6076

Bickley · WA 6076

Kalamunda

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Phone

No phone listed — check the school website or Google Maps

Website

cac.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

Strong · Methodology

ICSEA

1,081

Above average

Students

141

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

13.2:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

Verified ACARA data only — school environment, community context, and peer profile.

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

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

13.2:1

Score 90

More staff per student than 90% of 219 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-19.5% ratio change

Score 82

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

-3.4%

Score 80

Enrolments have been relatively stable — consistent demand signal.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

66.0% teaching FTE

Score 86

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 86% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

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

ICSEA community advantage

1081

Score 79

Community socio-educational advantage at the 79th percentile among WA primary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

+0.2%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1080 (decile 9)

Score 87

Economic resources index higher than 87% 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)

423.5 / 100k

Score 67

Midland District — lower offence rate than 67% 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

26.0%

55th pct (WA)

26.0% LBOTE — higher than 55% of WA primary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

6.0%

40th pct (WA)

6.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

37.0%

82th pct (WA)

37.0% 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%): 69 — 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 +0.2%

1081

Student–teacher ratioImproved -19.5%

13.2:1

EnrolmentsDown -3.4%

141

800ICSEA 10811300

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Small (<200 students) — 141 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1 — more staff per student than 90% of 219 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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26% of students speak a language background other than English at home.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio has improved — 16.2:1 (2010) to 13.2:1 (2025), -19.5% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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 1081 — compare NAPLAN progress against 219 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

1081

Rising +0.2%

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.