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SOUTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

Penrhos College

Association of Independent Schools of WA

Address

6 Morrison Street Como 6152

Como · WA 6152

South Perth

Phone

No phone listed — check the school website or Google Maps

Website
penrhos.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

64

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

1,143

Above average

Students

1,033

Large (600–1,199)

Student ratio

10.2:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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64

Decision Index

Average

mid-range staffing · high-advantage community context

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

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School environment

60

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

10.2:1

Score 58

More staff per student than 58% of 36 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+3% ratio change

Score 70

Student–teacher ratio has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+7.2%

Score 74

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

55.2% teaching FTE

Score 29

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 29% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

68

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

ICSEA community advantage

1143

Score 94

Community socio-educational advantage at the 94th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

+8.8%

Score 82

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1010 (decile 6)

Score 45

Economic resources index higher than 45% 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)

617.9 / 100k

Score 33

Cannington District — lower offence rate than 33% 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

29.0%

55th pct (WA)

29.0% LBOTE — higher than 55% 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

59.0%

93th pct (WA)

59.0% 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%): 79 — 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 +8.8%

1143

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +3%

10.2:1

EnrolmentsUp +7.2%

1,033

800ICSEA 11431300
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Large (600–1,199) — 1,033 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1 — more staff per student than 58% of 36 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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29% of students speak a language background other than English at home.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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ICSEA rising — from 1170 (2010) to 1143 (2025), +8.8% over 15 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +7% over 5 years (+69 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 1143 — compare NAPLAN progress against 36 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)

1143

Rising +8.8%

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

94

Rising +34.3%

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

10.2:1

Higher ratio +3%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

1,033

Up +7.2%

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

29.0%

Up +190%

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

59.0%

Up +210.5%

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
29.0%
Year range
Pre-Kindy – Year 12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
4.0%
Lower mid
12.0%
Upper mid
26.0%
Top
59.0%

Local context

4

schools

1,104

avg ICSEA

14.1:1

avg ratio

3 Government1 Independent

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

36

ICSEA 1093–1193

This school ratio

10.2:1

Better than 58% of peers

Peer average ratio

10.8:1

Avg 1,089 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
South Perth
Governing body
Association of Independent Schools of WA
Education region
SOUTH METROPOLITAN
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
117 (101.3 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
94th

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

ACARA SML ID 49025