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IndependentCombinedYear 01 – Year 10Growing enrolments

NORTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

The Japanese School in Perth

Association of Independent Schools of WA

Address

30 Marapana Road City Beach 6015

City Beach · WA 6015

Cambridge

Phone

No phone listed — check the school website or Google Maps

Website
jsp.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

85

Excellent · Methodology

ICSEA

1,140

Above average

Students

39

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

2.9:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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85

Decision Index

Excellent

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

89

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

2.9:1

Score 100

More staff per student than 100% of 36 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-23.7% ratio change

Score 82

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+18.2%

Score 68

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

87.0% teaching FTE

Score 99

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 99% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

80

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

ICSEA community advantage

1140

Score 93

Community socio-educational advantage at the 93th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

+2.6%

Score 82

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1152 (decile 10)

Score 100

Economic resources index higher than 100% 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

100.0%

100th pct (WA)

100.0% LBOTE — higher than 100% 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

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%): 65 — 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 +2.6%

1140

Student–teacher ratioImproved -23.7%

2.9:1

EnrolmentsUp +18.2%

39

800ICSEA 11401300
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Small (<200 students) — 39 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 2.9:1 — more staff per student than 100% of 36 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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100% of students speak a language background other than English at home.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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ICSEA rising — from 1075 (2010) to 1140 (2025), +2.6% over 15 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Student-teacher ratio has improved — 5.7:1 (2010) to 2.9:1 (2025), -23.7% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +18% over 5 years (+6 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 1140 — 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 — NORTH METROPOLITAN education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

1140

Rising +2.6%

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

93

Rising +5.7%

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

2.9:1

Improved -23.7%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

39

Up +18.2%

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

100.0%

Up +5.3%

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 +20.4%

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
100.0%
Year range
Year 01 – Year 10

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
2.0%
Lower mid
10.0%
Upper mid
30.0%
Top
59.0%

Local context

City Beach area

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5

schools

1,159

avg ICSEA

12.2:1

avg ratio

2 Government1 Catholic2 Independent

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

36

ICSEA 1090–1190

This school ratio

2.9:1

Better than 100% of peers

Peer average ratio

11:1

Avg 1,085 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
Cambridge
Governing body
Association of Independent Schools of WA
Education region
NORTH METROPOLITAN
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
15 (13.4 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
93th

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

ACARA SML ID 49044