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NORTH METROPOLITAN · Major Cities

Alkimos College

Department of Education Western Australia

Address

101 Santorini Promenade Alkimos 6038

Alkimos · WA 6038

Wanneroo

Phone

Contact number on Schools Online

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Decision Index

61

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

1,006

About average

Students

1,219

Very large (1,200+)

Student ratio

13.5:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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61

Decision Index

Average

mid-range staffing · mid-range community context

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

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School environment

57

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

13.5:1

Score 59

More staff per student than 59% of 76 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+39.2% ratio change

Score 48

Student–teacher ratio has increased over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+596.6%

Score 62

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

65.9% teaching FTE

Score 57

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 57% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

66

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

ICSEA community advantage

1006

Score 50

Community socio-educational advantage at the 50th percentile among WA secondary 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 1052 (decile 8)

Score 70

Economic resources index higher than 70% 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)

271.2 / 100k

Score 93

Joondalup District — lower offence rate than 93% 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

15.0%

37th pct (WA)

15.0% LBOTE — higher than 37% of WA secondary schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

4.0%

57th pct (WA)

4.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

11.0%

51th pct (WA)

11.0% 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%): 54 — 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%

1006

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +39.2%

13.5:1

EnrolmentsUp +596.6%

1,219

800ICSEA 10061300
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Very large (1,200+) — 1,219 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1 — more staff per student than 59% of 76 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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Student-teacher ratio has increased — 9.7:1 (2020) to 13.5:1 (2025), +39.2% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +597% over 5 years (+1044 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 1006 — compare NAPLAN progress against 76 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Major Cities — NORTH METROPOLITAN education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

1006

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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5-year change vs 2020 · 2020–2025

ICSEA percentile

50

Declining -2%

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

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5-year change vs 2020 · 2020–2025

Student–teacher ratio

13.5:1

Higher ratio +39.2%

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 · 2020–2025

Enrolments

1,219

Up +596.6%

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

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5-year change vs 2020 · 2020–2025

Indigenous students

4.0%

Up +100%

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

20
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25

5-year change vs 2020 · 2020–2025

LBOTE students

15.0%

Up +87.5%

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

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5-year change vs 2020 · 2020–2025

Top SEA quarter

11.0%

Up +22.2%

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 · 2020–2025

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

Student mix

Indigenous
4.0%
LBOTE
15.0%
Year range
Year 07 – Year 12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
32.0%
Lower mid
34.0%
Upper mid
23.0%
Top
11.0%

Local context

Alkimos area

Suburb guide →

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schools

1,020

avg ICSEA

15.7:1

avg ratio

4 Government2 Independent

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

76

ICSEA 956–1056

This school ratio

13.5:1

Better than 59% of peers

Peer average ratio

13.7:1

Avg 943 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
Wanneroo
Governing body
Department of Education Western Australia
Education region
NORTH METROPOLITAN
Remoteness
Major Cities
Teaching staff
94 (90 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
50th

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

ACARA SML ID 52490