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IndependentSecondaryYear 07 – Year 12Declining enrolments

SOUTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

Carmel Adventist College

Adventist Schools Australia

Address

210 Glenisla Road Carmel 6076

Carmel · WA 6076

Kalamunda

Phone

No phone listed — check the school website or Google Maps

Website
cac.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

72

Good · Methodology

ICSEA

1,039

About average

Students

200

Medium (200–599)

Student ratio

10.3:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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72

Decision Index

Good

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

10.3:1

Score 95

More staff per student than 95% of 64 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-1.9% ratio change

Score 70

Student–teacher ratio has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

-2.9%

Score 80

Enrolments have been relatively stable — consistent demand signal.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

55.4% teaching FTE

Score 12

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 12% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

71

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

ICSEA community advantage

1039

Score 64

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

+0.3%

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

19.0%

47th pct (WA)

19.0% LBOTE — higher than 47% of WA secondary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

12.0%

26th pct (WA)

12.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

25.0%

82th pct (WA)

25.0% 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%): 61 — 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 +0.3%

1039

Student–teacher ratioImproved -1.9%

10.3:1

EnrolmentsDown -2.9%

200

800ICSEA 10391300
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Medium (200–599) — 200 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1 — more staff per student than 95% of 64 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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ACARA My School

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ICSEA 1039 — compare NAPLAN progress against 64 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)

1039

Rising +0.3%

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 2018 · 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 2018 · 2010–2025

Student–teacher ratio

10.3:1

Improved -1.9%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

200

Down -2.9%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

12.0%

Up +9.1%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

19.0%

Up +280%

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

25.0%

Down -3.8%

Share of students in the most socio-educationally advantaged quarter at this school (ACARA SEA quartiles).

5-year change vs 2018 · 2010–2025

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025. Trend badges show factual up/down vs ~5 years ago.

Student mix

Indigenous
12.0%
LBOTE
19.0%
Year range
Year 07 – Year 12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
17.0%
Lower mid
28.0%
Upper mid
30.0%
Top
25.0%

Local context

Carmel area

Suburb guide →

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schools

1,039

avg ICSEA

10.3:1

avg ratio

1 Independent

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

64

ICSEA 989–1089

This school ratio

10.3:1

Better than 95% of peers

Peer average ratio

13.6:1

Avg 976 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
Kalamunda
Governing body
Adventist Schools Australia
Education region
SOUTH METROPOLITAN
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
22 (19.5 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 49017