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Carey Baptist College

Association of Independent Schools of WA

Address

51 Wright Road Harrisdale 6112

Harrisdale · WA 6112

Armadale

Phone

No phone listed — check the school website or Google Maps

Website
carey.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

64

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

1,114

Above average

Students

1,484

Very large (1,200+)

Student ratio

12.2:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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64

Decision Index

Average

high-advantage community context

55% school environment · 45% community context · ACARA + ABS + WA Police verified data

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School environment

59

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

12.2:1

Score 37

More staff per student than 37% of 41 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-10.3% ratio change

Score 82

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+9.6%

Score 74

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

61.6% teaching FTE

Score 61

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 61% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

69

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

ICSEA community advantage

1114

Score 88

Community socio-educational advantage at the 88th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

+1.2%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1033 (decile 7)

Score 58

Economic resources index higher than 58% 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)

508.9 / 100k

Score 40

Armadale District — lower offence rate than 40% 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

54.0%

69th pct (WA)

54.0% LBOTE — higher than 69% of WA combined schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

1.0%

77th pct (WA)

1.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

45.0%

86th pct (WA)

45.0% 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%): 71 — 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 +1.2%

1114

Student–teacher ratioImproved -10.3%

12.2:1

EnrolmentsUp +9.6%

1,484

800ICSEA 11141300
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Very large (1,200+) — 1,484 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1 — more staff per student than 37% of 41 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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54% of students speak a language background other than English at home.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio has improved — 13.3:1 (2010) to 12.2:1 (2025), -10.3% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +10% over 5 years (+130 students).

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Major Cities — SOUTH METROPOLITAN education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

1114

Rising +1.2%

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

88

Rising +3.5%

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

12.2:1

Improved -10.3%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

1,484

Up +9.6%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

1.0%

Stable

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

54.0%

Up +45.9%

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

45.0%

Up +4.7%

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
1.0%
LBOTE
54.0%
Year range
Kindy – Year 12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
6.0%
Lower mid
17.0%
Upper mid
32.0%
Top
45.0%

Local context

Harrisdale area

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schools

1,089

avg ICSEA

16.2:1

avg ratio

1 Independent3 Government

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

41

ICSEA 1064–1164

This school ratio

12.2:1

Better than 37% of peers

Peer average ratio

11.4:1

Avg 1,065 students

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Administration

Local government area
Armadale
Governing body
Association of Independent Schools of WA
Education region
SOUTH METROPOLITAN
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
167 (121.3 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
88th

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

ACARA SML ID 49115