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WHEATBELT · Outer Regional

Merredin College

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

Woolgar Avenue Merredin 6415

Merredin · WA 6415

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Phone

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Website

merredincollege.wa.edu.au

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Decision Index

Developing · Methodology

ICSEA

912

Below average

Students

542

Medium (200–599)

Student ratio

13.6:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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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

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

13.6:1

Score 36

More staff per student than 36% of 33 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+5.4% ratio change

Score 48

Student–teacher ratio has increased over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+0.7%

Score 80

Enrolments have been relatively stable — consistent demand signal.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

55.8% teaching FTE

Score 30

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 30% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

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

ICSEA community advantage

912

Score 13

Community socio-educational advantage at the 13th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-3.8%

Score 48

Community ICSEA has declined over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 962 (decile 3)

Score 17

Economic resources index higher than 17% 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)

350.7 / 100k

Score 87

Wheatbelt District — lower offence rate than 87% 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

16.0%

36th pct (WA)

16.0% LBOTE — higher than 36% of WA combined schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

23.0%

27th pct (WA)

23.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

5.0%

24th pct (WA)

5.0% 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%): 28 — 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 -3.8%

912

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +5.4%

13.6:1

EnrolmentsUp +0.7%

542

800ICSEA 9121300

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Medium (200–599) — 542 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1 — more staff per student than 36% of 33 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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ICSEA declining — from 948 (2012) to 912 (2025), -3.8% over 13 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Student-teacher ratio has increased — 12.2:1 (2012) to 13.6:1 (2025), +5.4% over 5 years.

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.

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ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Outer Regional — WHEATBELT education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

912

Declining -3.8%

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.