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IndependentSpecialYear 07 – Year 12Declining enrolments

SOUTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

Communicare Academy

Association of Independent Schools of WA

Address

13 Royal Street Kenwick 6107

Kenwick · WA 6107

Gosnells

Phone

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Website
communicare.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

44

Developing · Methodology

ICSEA

896

Below average

Students

70

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

5.8:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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Decision Index

Developing

mid-range staffing

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

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School environment

58

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

5.8:1

Score 60

More staff per student than 60% of 20 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

-26.6% ratio change

Score 82

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

-16.7%

Score 48

Enrolments have declined over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

54.1% teaching FTE

Score 29

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 29% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

27

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

ICSEA community advantage

896

Score 10

Community socio-educational advantage at the 10th percentile among WA all schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-0.2%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 984 (decile 4)

Score 30

Economic resources index higher than 30% 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

0.0%

3th pct (WA)

0.0% LBOTE — higher than 3% of WA all schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

9.0%

34th pct (WA)

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

1.0%

4th pct (WA)

1.0% 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)

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Legacy Swan Score (ICSEA 70% + LBOTE 30%): 36 — 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 -0.2%

896

Student–teacher ratioImproved -26.6%

5.8:1

EnrolmentsDown -16.7%

70

800ICSEA 8961300
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Small (<200 students) — 70 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 5.8:1 — more staff per student than 60% of 20 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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Student-teacher ratio has improved — 7.3:1 (2015) to 5.8:1 (2025), -26.6% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have declined — -17% over 5 years (-14 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.

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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)

896

Declining -0.2%

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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5-year change vs 2020 · 2018–2025

ICSEA percentile

10

Rising +11.1%

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

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5-year change vs 2020 · 2018–2025

Student–teacher ratio

5.8:1

Improved -26.6%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2015–2025

Enrolments

70

Down -16.7%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2015–2025

Indigenous students

9.0%

Down -52.6%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2015–2025

LBOTE students

0.0%

Down -100%

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

5-year change vs 2020 · 2015–2025

Top SEA quarter

1.0%

Down -50%

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
9.0%
LBOTE
0.0%
Year range
Year 07 – Year 12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
74.0%
Lower mid
18.0%
Upper mid
8.0%
Top
1.0%

Local context

Kenwick area

Suburb guide →

4

schools

975

avg ICSEA

9.7:1

avg ratio

2 Independent2 Government

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

20

ICSEA 846–946

This school ratio

5.8:1

Better than 60% of peers

Peer average ratio

6.6:1

Avg 101 students

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Administration

Local government area
Gosnells
Governing body
Association of Independent Schools of WA
Education region
SOUTH METROPOLITAN
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
12 (12 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
10th

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

ACARA SML ID 50693