KIMBERLEY · Very Remote
Association of Independent Schools of WA
Lot 1 Education Street, Yiyili Community Via Halls Creek 6770
Halls Creek · WA 6770
Halls Creek
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ICSEA
655
Well below average
Students
51
Small (<200 students)
Student ratio
10.2:1
students per teacher
Community
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Decision Index
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55% school environment · 45% community context · ACARA + ABS + WA Police verified data
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Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Score 9
More staff per student than 9% of 23 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025; peer group ICSEA ±50
Staffing trend (5yr)
+47.8% ratio change
Score 48
Student–teacher ratio has increased over five years.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Enrolment stability (5yr)
-5.6%
Score 58
Enrolments have declined over five years.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Teaching staff share
24.0% teaching FTE
Score 0
Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 0% of WA schools.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025
Area socio-educational profile — context for who lives nearby, not teaching quality.
ICSEA community advantage
655
Score 1
Community socio-educational advantage at the 1th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025
ICSEA trend (5yr)
-7.5%
Score 48
Community ICSEA has declined over five years.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Housing & economic resources
IER 584 (decile 1)
Score 0
Economic resources index higher than 0% 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)
2414.0 / 100k
Score 0
Kimberley District — lower offence rate than 0% 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)
Who your child learns with — descriptive cohort data, not included in the Decision Index.
LBOTE students
94.0%
84th pct (WA)
94.0% LBOTE — higher than 84% of WA combined schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025
Indigenous students
96.0%
12th pct (WA)
96.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025
Top SEA quarter
2.0%
16th pct (WA)
2.0% 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)
We do not show scores for housing or crime until verified open datasets are joined.
Legacy Swan Score (ICSEA 70% + LBOTE 30%): 6 — still available for filtering.
Key facts from ACARA 2025 and historical trends — use alongside school visits and My School NAPLAN.
655
10.2:1
51
Small (<200 students) — 51 students enrolled in 2025.
ACARA School Profile 2025
Student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1 — more staff per student than 9% of 23 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).
ACARA 2025, peer group analysis
94% of students speak a language background other than English at home.
ACARA School Profile 2025
ICSEA declining — from 516 (2010) to 655 (2025), -7.5% over 15 years.
ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Student-teacher ratio has increased — 10.0:1 (2010) to 10.2:1 (2025), +47.8% over 5 years.
ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Enrolments have declined — -6% over 5 years (-3 students).
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
ICSEA 655 — compare NAPLAN progress against 23 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.
ACARA ICSEA methodology
Located in Very Remote — KIMBERLEY education region.
ACARA School Location 2025
NAPLAN & attendance: View on My School →
ICSEA (SES index)
655
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 2016 · 2010–2025
ICSEA percentile
1
This school's ICSEA rank among all Australian schools (0–100). Higher = higher relative advantage.
5-year change vs 2016 · 2010–2025
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Students per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower usually means smaller class sizes and more staff attention.
5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025
Enrolments
51
Total student headcount over time. Shows whether the school is growing or shrinking.
5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025
Indigenous students
96.0%
Share of students who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025
LBOTE students
94.0%
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
2.0%
Share of students in the most socio-educationally advantaged quarter at this school (ACARA SEA quartiles).
5-year change vs 2016 · 2010–2025
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025. Trend badges show factual up/down vs ~5 years ago.
Share of students per quarter
ICSEA ±50, same school type (ACARA like-schools approach)
Like-schools in WA
23
ICSEA 605–705
This school ratio
10.2:1
Better than 9% of peers
Peer average ratio
7.2:1
Avg 80 students
Closest like-schools
For NAPLAN progress against similar-background students, check My School student progress data. That is the fairest academic comparison ACARA provides.
ACARA 2008–2025
-3 students since 2010
ACARA School Profile 2008–2025 · annual enrolments
ACARA 2025
51
total
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