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IndependentSpecialYear 07 – Year 12Growing enrolments

SOUTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

Sowilo Community High School

Association of Independent Schools of WA

Address

Unit 1/2, 203 Railway Avenue Kelmscott 6111

Kelmscott · WA 6111

Armadale

Phone

No phone listed — check the school website or Google Maps

Website
sowilo.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

32

Developing · Methodology

ICSEA

945

Below average

Students

78

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

13:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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32

Decision Index

Developing

Based on verified ACARA school and community data

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

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School environment

28

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

13:1

Score 0

More staff per student than 0% of 52 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+5.7% ratio change

Score 48

Student–teacher ratio has increased over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+2.6%

Score 80

Enrolments have been relatively stable — consistent demand signal.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

27.8% teaching FTE

Score 3

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 3% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

36

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

ICSEA community advantage

945

Score 23

Community socio-educational advantage at the 23th percentile among WA all schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-1%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1004 (decile 6)

Score 42

Economic resources index higher than 42% 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

0.0%

3th pct (WA)

0.0% LBOTE — higher than 3% of WA all schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

8.0%

37th pct (WA)

8.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

4.0%

15th pct (WA)

4.0% 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%): 45 — 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)Declining -1%

945

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +5.7%

13:1

EnrolmentsUp +2.6%

78

800ICSEA 9451300
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Small (<200 students) — 78 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1 — more staff per student than 0% of 52 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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Student-teacher ratio has increased — 12.2:1 (2010) to 13.0:1 (2025), +5.7% over 5 years.

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 945 — compare NAPLAN progress against 52 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

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)

945

Declining -1%

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.

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5-year change vs 2020 · 2016–2025

ICSEA percentile

23

Declining -8%

This school's ICSEA rank among all Australian schools (0–100). Higher = higher relative advantage.

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5-year change vs 2020 · 2016–2025

Student–teacher ratio

13:1

Higher ratio +5.7%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

78

Up +2.6%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

8.0%

Up +100%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

0.0%

Stable

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

4.0%

Up +33.3%

Share of students in the most socio-educationally advantaged quarter at this school (ACARA SEA quartiles).

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5-year change vs 2020 · 2016–2025

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025. Trend badges show factual up/down vs ~5 years ago.

Student mix

Indigenous
8.0%
LBOTE
0.0%
Year range
Year 07 – Year 12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
57.0%
Lower mid
29.0%
Upper mid
10.0%
Top
4.0%

Local context

Kelmscott area

Suburb guide →

5

schools

990

avg ICSEA

15.4:1

avg ratio

3 Government1 Catholic1 Independent

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

52

ICSEA 895–995

This school ratio

13:1

Better than 0% of peers

Peer average ratio

6.1:1

Avg 113 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
7 (6 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
23th

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

ACARA SML ID 49131