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NORTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

Hale School

Association of Independent Schools of WA

Address

160 Hale Road Wembley Downs 6019

Wembley Downs · WA 6019

Stirling

Phone

No phone listed — check the school website or Google Maps

Website
hale.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

71

Good · Methodology

ICSEA

1,161

Well above average

Students

1,623

Very large (1,200+)

Student ratio

10.1:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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71

Decision Index

Good

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

62

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

10.1:1

Score 55

More staff per student than 55% of 29 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+2% ratio change

Score 70

Student–teacher ratio has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+1.8%

Score 80

Enrolments have been relatively stable — consistent demand signal.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

58.3% teaching FTE

Score 42

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 42% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

81

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

ICSEA community advantage

1161

Score 97

Community socio-educational advantage at the 97th percentile among WA combined 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 1033 (decile 7)

Score 59

Economic resources index higher than 59% 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)

383.5 / 100k

Score 80

Mirrabooka District — lower offence rate than 80% 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

16.0%

36th pct (WA)

16.0% LBOTE — higher than 36% 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

65.0%

96th pct (WA)

65.0% 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%): 87 — 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 -0.3%

1161

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +2%

10.1:1

EnrolmentsUp +1.8%

1,623

800ICSEA 11611300
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Very large (1,200+) — 1,623 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1 — more staff per student than 55% of 29 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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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.

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ICSEA 1161 — compare NAPLAN progress against 29 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Major Cities — NORTH METROPOLITAN education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

1161

Declining -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 2020 · 2010–2025

ICSEA percentile

97

Stable

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

10.1:1

Higher ratio +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

1,623

Up +1.8%

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

16.0%

Down -5.9%

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

65.0%

Down -8.5%

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
16.0%
Year range
PRP – Year 12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
3.0%
Lower mid
9.0%
Upper mid
23.0%
Top
65.0%

Local context

Wembley Downs area

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schools

1,148

avg ICSEA

13.6:1

avg ratio

1 Independent1 Government

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

29

ICSEA 1111–1211

This school ratio

10.1:1

Better than 55% of peers

Peer average ratio

10.6:1

Avg 1,086 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
Stirling
Governing body
Association of Independent Schools of WA
Education region
NORTH METROPOLITAN
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
170 (160.9 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
97th

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

ACARA SML ID 49030