PILBARA · Very Remote
Association of Independent Schools of WA
Lake Dora (Punmu Community) Great Sandy Desert 6753
Via Newman · WA 6753
East Pilbara
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ICSEA
707
Well below average
Students
60
Small (<200 students)
Student ratio
7.5:1
students per teacher
Community
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Decision Index
Developing
mid-range staffing
55% school environment · 45% community context · ACARA + ABS + WA Police verified data
Full methodology →Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.
Student–teacher ratio
7.5:1
Score 57
More staff per student than 57% of 23 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025; peer group ICSEA ±50
Staffing trend (5yr)
-6.2% ratio change
Score 82
Student–teacher ratio has improved (fewer students per teacher).
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Enrolment stability (5yr)
+25%
Score 68
Enrolments have grown over five years.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Teaching staff share
64.0% teaching FTE
Score 70
Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 70% of WA schools.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025
Area socio-educational profile — context for who lives nearby, not teaching quality.
ICSEA community advantage
707
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)
-11.1%
Score 48
Community ICSEA has declined over five years.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Housing & economic resources
IER 948 (decile 2)
Score 13
Economic resources index higher than 13% 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)
958.9 / 100k
Score 20
Pilbara District — lower offence rate than 20% 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
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
100.0%
0th pct (WA)
100.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025
Top SEA quarter
0.0%
0th pct (WA)
0.0% 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%): 1 — still available for filtering.
Key facts from ACARA 2025 and historical trends — use alongside school visits and My School NAPLAN.
707
7.5:1
60
Small (<200 students) — 60 students enrolled in 2025.
ACARA School Profile 2025
Student-teacher ratio of 7.5:1 — more staff per student than 56% of 23 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).
ACARA 2025, peer group analysis
100% of students speak a language background other than English at home.
ACARA School Profile 2025
ICSEA declining — from 580 (2010) to 707 (2025), -11.1% over 15 years.
ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Student-teacher ratio has improved — 7.8:1 (2010) to 7.5:1 (2025), -6.2% over 5 years.
ACARA School Profile 2008–2025
Enrolments have grown — +25% over 5 years (+12 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 707 — compare NAPLAN progress against 23 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.
ACARA ICSEA methodology
Located in Very Remote — PILBARA education region.
ACARA School Location 2025
NAPLAN & attendance: View on My School →
ICSEA (SES index)
707
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 2013 · 2010–2025
ICSEA percentile
1
This school's ICSEA rank among all Australian schools (0–100). Higher = higher relative advantage.
5-year change vs 2013 · 2010–2025
Student–teacher ratio
7.5:1
Students per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower usually means smaller class sizes and more staff attention.
5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025
Enrolments
60
Total student headcount over time. Shows whether the school is growing or shrinking.
5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025
Indigenous students
100.0%
Share of students who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025
LBOTE students
100.0%
Share of students with a language background other than English. LBOTE = Language Background Other Than English (ACARA).
5-year change vs 2019 · 2010–2025
Top SEA quarter
0.0%
Share of students in the most socio-educationally advantaged quarter at this school (ACARA SEA quartiles).
5-year change vs 2013 · 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 657–757
This school ratio
7.5:1
Better than 57% of peers
Peer average ratio
7.6:1
Avg 121 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
+12 students since 2010
ACARA School Profile 2008–2025 · annual enrolments
ACARA 2025
60
total
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