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NORTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

Methodist Ladies' College

Association of Independent Schools of WA

Address

356 Stirling Highway Claremont 6010

Claremont · WA 6010

Claremont

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Phone

No phone listed — check the school website or Google Maps

Website

mlc.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

Strong · Methodology

ICSEA

1,190

Well above average

Students

1,035

Large (600–1,199)

Student ratio

9:1

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

9:1

Score 79

More staff per student than 79% of 14 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-13.5% ratio change

Score 82

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+3.1%

Score 80

Enrolments have been relatively stable — consistent demand signal.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

63.0% teaching FTE

Score 67

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 67% 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

1190

Score 99

Community socio-educational advantage at the 99th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

+3.2%

Score 82

Community ICSEA has risen — local socio-educational profile is shifting.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1063 (decile 9)

Score 77

Economic resources index higher than 77% 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)

693.1 / 100k

Score 27

Perth District — lower offence rate than 27% 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

17.0%

38th pct (WA)

17.0% LBOTE — higher than 38% 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

77.0%

99th pct (WA)

77.0% 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%): 88 — 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 +3.2%

1190

Student–teacher ratioImproved -13.5%

9:1

EnrolmentsUp +3.1%

1,035

800ICSEA 11901300

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Large (600–1,199) — 1,035 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1 — more staff per student than 79% of 14 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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ICSEA rising — from 1194 (2010) to 1190 (2025), +3.2% over 15 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Student-teacher ratio has improved — 9.0:1 (2010) to 9.0:1 (2025), -13.5% 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 1190 — compare NAPLAN progress against 14 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)

1190

Rising +3.2%

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.