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SOUTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

John Tonkin College

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

Education Drive Mandurah 6210

Mandurah · WA 6210

Mandurah

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Phone

Contact number on Schools Online

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Website

johntonkincollege.wa.edu.au

Official school website

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Decision Index

Developing · Methodology

ICSEA

972

About average

Students

799

Large (600–1,199)

Student ratio

16.3:1

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

16.3:1

Score 2

More staff per student than 2% of 67 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+28.3% ratio change

Score 48

Student–teacher ratio has increased over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+4.4%

Score 80

Enrolments have been relatively stable — consistent demand signal.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

55.9% teaching FTE

Score 14

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 14% 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

972

Score 34

Community socio-educational advantage at the 34th percentile among WA secondary schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-0.7%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 989 (decile 5)

Score 33

Economic resources index higher than 33% 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)

503.0 / 100k

Score 47

Mandurah District — lower offence rate than 47% 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%

19th pct (WA)

10.0% LBOTE — higher than 19% of WA secondary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

10.0%

30th pct (WA)

10.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

9.0%

41th pct (WA)

9.0% 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%): 48 — 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 -0.7%

972

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +28.3%

16.3:1

EnrolmentsUp +4.4%

799

800ICSEA 9721300

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Large (600–1,199) — 799 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1 — more staff per student than 2% of 67 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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Student-teacher ratio has increased — 12.6:1 (2012) to 16.3:1 (2025), +28.3% 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.

ACARA My School

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ICSEA 972 — compare NAPLAN progress against 67 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

972

Declining -0.7%

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.