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IndependentCombinedPre-Kindy – Year 09Declining enrolments

MIDWEST · Outer Regional

Leaning Tree Steiner School

Association of Independent Schools of WA

Address

74 Macedonia Drive Glenfield 6532

Glenfield · WA 6532

Greater Geraldton

Phone

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Website
leaningtree.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

58

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

982

About average

Students

111

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

9.9:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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58

Decision Index

Average

strong staffing vs peers

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

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School environment

68

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

9.9:1

Score 81

More staff per student than 81% of 62 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-14.7% ratio change

Score 82

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

-9.8%

Score 58

Enrolments have declined over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

52.8% teaching FTE

Score 21

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 21% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

45

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

ICSEA community advantage

982

Score 38

Community socio-educational advantage at the 38th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-1.1%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1063 (decile 9)

Score 77

Economic resources index higher than 77% 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)

1417.7 / 100k

Score 7

Mid West-Gascoyne District — lower offence rate than 7% 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

10.0%

24th pct (WA)

10.0% LBOTE — higher than 24% of WA combined schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

13.0%

34th pct (WA)

13.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

8.0%

34th pct (WA)

8.0% 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%): 50 — 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 -1.1%

982

Student–teacher ratioImproved -14.7%

9.9:1

EnrolmentsDown -9.8%

111

800ICSEA 9821300
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Small (<200 students) — 111 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1 — more staff per student than 81% of 62 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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Student-teacher ratio has improved — 7.6:1 (2010) to 9.9:1 (2025), -14.7% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have declined — -10% over 5 years (-12 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 982 — compare NAPLAN progress against 62 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Outer Regional — MIDWEST education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

982

Declining -1.1%

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.

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

ICSEA percentile

38

Declining -11.6%

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

9.9:1

Improved -14.7%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Enrolments

111

Down -9.8%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

Indigenous students

13.0%

Up +85.7%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2010–2025

LBOTE students

10.0%

Down -71.4%

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

8.0%

Down -20%

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
13.0%
LBOTE
10.0%
Year range
Pre-Kindy – Year 09

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
32.0%
Lower mid
38.0%
Upper mid
22.0%
Top
8.0%

Local context

Glenfield area

Suburb guide →

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schools

982

avg ICSEA

9.9:1

avg ratio

1 Independent

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

62

ICSEA 932–1032

This school ratio

9.9:1

Better than 81% of peers

Peer average ratio

12.3:1

Avg 401 students

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Administration

Local government area
Greater Geraldton
Governing body
Association of Independent Schools of WA
Education region
MIDWEST
Remoteness
Outer Regional
Teaching staff
15 (11.2 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
38th

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

ACARA SML ID 49145