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SOUTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

Byford Secondary College

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

57 Abernethy Road Byford 6122

Byford · WA 6122

Serpentine-Jarrahdale

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Decision Index

52

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

971

About average

Students

1,419

Very large (1,200+)

Student ratio

13.8:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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52

Decision Index

Average

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

52

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

13.8:1

Score 40

More staff per student than 40% of 67 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-2.8% ratio change

Score 70

Student–teacher ratio has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

-1.7%

Score 80

Enrolments have been relatively stable — consistent demand signal.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

57.9% teaching FTE

Score 19

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 19% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

53

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

ICSEA community advantage

971

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)

-1.6%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 1085 (decile 10)

Score 89

Economic resources index higher than 89% 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

18.0%

46th pct (WA)

18.0% LBOTE — higher than 46% of WA secondary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

9.0%

33th pct (WA)

9.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

5.0%

17th 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%): 40 — 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 -1.6%

971

Student–teacher ratioImproved -2.8%

13.8:1

EnrolmentsDown -1.7%

1,419

800ICSEA 9711300
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Very large (1,200+) — 1,419 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1 — more staff per student than 40% of 67 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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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.

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ICSEA 971 — compare NAPLAN progress against 67 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)

971

Declining -1.6%

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 · 2015–2025

ICSEA percentile

34

Declining -15%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2015–2025

Student–teacher ratio

13.8:1

Improved -2.8%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2014–2025

Enrolments

1,419

Down -1.7%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2014–2025

Indigenous students

9.0%

Up +80%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2014–2025

LBOTE students

18.0%

Up +38.5%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2014–2025

Top SEA quarter

5.0%

Down -28.6%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2015–2025

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

Student mix

Indigenous
9.0%
LBOTE
18.0%
Year range
Year 07 – Year 12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
44.0%
Lower mid
34.0%
Upper mid
16.0%
Top
5.0%

Local context

Byford area

Suburb guide →

8

schools

990

avg ICSEA

16.8:1

avg ratio

6 Government1 Independent1 Catholic

Catchment & local intake

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Boundaries sourced from WA Department of Education Schools Online

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

67

ICSEA 921–1021

This school ratio

13.8:1

Better than 40% of peers

Peer average ratio

13.4:1

Avg 859 students

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Administration

Local government area
Serpentine-Jarrahdale
Governing body
Department of Education Western Australia
Education region
SOUTH METROPOLITAN
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
113 (102.8 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
34th

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

ACARA SML ID 50670