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IndependentCombinedKindy – Year 12Declining enrolments

NORTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

Carmel School

Association of Independent Schools of WA

Address

123 Cresswell Road Dianella 6059

Dianella · WA 6059

Stirling

Phone

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Website
carmel.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

70

Good · Methodology

ICSEA

1,149

Above average

Students

390

Medium (200–599)

Student ratio

9.3:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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70

Decision Index

Good

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

64

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

9.3:1

Score 71

More staff per student than 71% of 35 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-13.9% ratio change

Score 82

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

-12.9%

Score 58

Enrolments have declined over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

54.6% teaching FTE

Score 25

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 25% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

78

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

ICSEA community advantage

1149

Score 95

Community socio-educational advantage at the 95th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

+1.1%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1019 (decile 7)

Score 48

Economic resources index higher than 48% 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

28.0%

54th pct (WA)

28.0% LBOTE — higher than 54% of WA combined schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

0.0%

90th pct (WA)

0.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

61.0%

94th pct (WA)

61.0% 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)

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Legacy Swan Score (ICSEA 70% + LBOTE 30%): 80 — 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 +1.1%

1149

Student–teacher ratioImproved -13.9%

9.3:1

EnrolmentsDown -12.9%

390

800ICSEA 11491300
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Medium (200–599) — 390 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1 — more staff per student than 71% of 35 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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28% of students speak a language background other than English at home.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio has improved — 12.1:1 (2010) to 9.3:1 (2025), -13.9% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have declined — -13% over 5 years (-58 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.

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ICSEA 1149 — compare NAPLAN progress against 35 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)

1149

Rising +1.1%

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

95

Rising +1.1%

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

9.3:1

Improved -13.9%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

390

Down -12.9%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

0.0%

Stable

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

28.0%

Up +75%

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

61.0%

Down -1.6%

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
0.0%
LBOTE
28.0%
Year range
Kindy – Year 12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
3.0%
Lower mid
10.0%
Upper mid
26.0%
Top
61.0%

Local context

Dianella area

Suburb guide →

13

schools

1,046

avg ICSEA

12.4:1

avg ratio

4 Independent8 Government1 Catholic

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

35

ICSEA 1099–1199

This school ratio

9.3:1

Better than 71% of peers

Peer average ratio

10.8:1

Avg 1,135 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
45 (41.8 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
95th

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

ACARA SML ID 49035