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Carey Baptist College Forrestdale

Association of Independent Schools of WA

Address

Forrestdale, 6112

Forrestdale · WA 6112

Armadale

Phone

No phone listed — check the school website or Google Maps

Website
carey.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

62

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

1,081

Above average

Students

760

Large (600–1,199)

Student ratio

13:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

Verified ACARA data only — school environment, community context, and peer profile.

62

Decision Index

Average

mid-range staffing · high-advantage community context

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

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School environment

60

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

13:1

Score 47

More staff per student than 47% of 68 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-5.8% ratio change

Score 82

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+154.2%

Score 62

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

59.9% teaching FTE

Score 52

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 52% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

65

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

ICSEA community advantage

1081

Score 79

Community socio-educational advantage at the 79th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-0.3%

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

40.0%

65th pct (WA)

40.0% LBOTE — higher than 65% 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

31.0%

78th pct (WA)

31.0% 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%): 66 — 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 -0.3%

1081

Student–teacher ratioImproved -5.8%

13:1

EnrolmentsUp +154.2%

760

800ICSEA 10811300
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Large (600–1,199) — 760 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1 — more staff per student than 47% of 68 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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40% of students speak a language background other than English at home.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio has improved — 11.9:1 (2016) to 13.0:1 (2025), -5.8% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +154% over 5 years (+461 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 1081 — compare NAPLAN progress against 68 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Major Cities — None education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

1081

Declining -0.3%

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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ICSEA percentile

79

Declining -2.5%

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

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Student–teacher ratio

13:1

Improved -5.8%

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

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5-year change vs 2020 · 2016–2025

Enrolments

760

Up +154.2%

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

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Indigenous students

1.0%

Stable

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

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LBOTE students

40.0%

Up +29%

Share of students with a language background other than English. LBOTE = Language Background Other Than English (ACARA).

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Top SEA quarter

31.0%

Down -8.8%

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 · 2018–2025

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

Student mix

Indigenous
1.0%
LBOTE
40.0%
Year range
PP-12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
10.0%
Lower mid
26.0%
Upper mid
34.0%
Top
31.0%

Local context

Forrestdale area

Suburb guide →

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schools

1,038

avg ICSEA

14.8:1

avg ratio

2 Independent1 Government

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

68

ICSEA 1031–1131

This school ratio

13:1

Better than 47% of peers

Peer average ratio

12.5:1

Avg 929 students

For NAPLAN progress against similar-background students, check My School student progress data. That is the fairest academic comparison ACARA provides.

Administration

Local government area
Armadale
Governing body
Association of Independent Schools of WA
Education region
—
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
84 (58.6 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
79th

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

ACARA SML ID 50554