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Margaret River Montessori School - Margaret River campus

Association of Independent Schools of WA

Address

Margaret River, 6285

Margaret River · WA 6285

Augusta Margaret River

Phone

No phone listed — check the school website or Google Maps

Website
margmont.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

69

Good · Methodology

ICSEA

1,094

Above average

Students

141

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

10.9:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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69

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

63

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

10.9:1

Score 70

More staff per student than 70% of 57 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-24.8% ratio change

Score 82

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+36.9%

Score 62

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

51.8% teaching FTE

Score 17

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 17% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

76

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

ICSEA community advantage

1094

Score 83

Community socio-educational advantage at the 83th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

+3%

Score 82

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1040 (decile 8)

Score 63

Economic resources index higher than 63% 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)

407.1 / 100k

Score 73

South West District — lower offence rate than 73% 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

15.0%

34th pct (WA)

15.0% LBOTE — higher than 34% of WA combined schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

4.0%

51th pct (WA)

4.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

43.0%

84th pct (WA)

43.0% 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%): 78 — 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 +3%

1094

Student–teacher ratioImproved -24.8%

10.9:1

EnrolmentsUp +36.9%

141

800ICSEA 10941300
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Small (<200 students) — 141 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1 — more staff per student than 70% of 57 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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ICSEA rising — from 990 (2010) to 1094 (2025), +3.0% over 15 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Student-teacher ratio has improved — 15.3:1 (2010) to 10.9:1 (2025), -24.8% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +37% over 5 years (+38 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 1094 — compare NAPLAN progress against 57 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Inner Regional — None education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

1094

Rising +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

83

Rising +12.2%

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

10.9:1

Improved -24.8%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

141

Up +36.9%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

4.0%

Stable

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

15.0%

Up +36.4%

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

43.0%

Up +72%

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
4.0%
LBOTE
15.0%
Year range
PP-11

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
7.0%
Lower mid
19.0%
Upper mid
31.0%
Top
43.0%

Local context

Margaret River area

Suburb guide →

5

schools

1,052

avg ICSEA

15.5:1

avg ratio

1 Independent3 Government1 Catholic

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

57

ICSEA 1044–1144

This school ratio

10.9:1

Better than 70% of peers

Peer average ratio

12:1

Avg 981 students

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Administration

Local government area
Augusta Margaret River
Governing body
Association of Independent Schools of WA
Education region
—
Remoteness
Inner Regional
Teaching staff
20 (12.9 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
83th

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

ACARA SML ID 49101