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South West Community College - Bunbury Campus

Association of Independent Schools of WA

Address

Bunbury, 6231

Bunbury · WA 6231

Bunbury

Phone

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Website
brcc.org.au

Official school website

Decision Index

32

Developing · Methodology

ICSEA

950

About average

Students

170

Small (<200 students)

Student ratio

11.3:1

students per teacher

Community

—

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Decision Index

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

32

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

27

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

11.3:1

Score 2

More staff per student than 2% of 52 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+61.4% ratio change

Score 48

Student–teacher ratio has increased over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+27.8%

Score 68

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

35.0% teaching FTE

Score 7

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 7% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

38

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

ICSEA community advantage

950

Score 25

Community socio-educational advantage at the 25th percentile among WA all schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

+1.2%

Score 70

Community ICSEA has been relatively stable.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Housing & economic resources

IER 951 (decile 3)

Score 20

Economic resources index higher than 20% of WA LGA areas (ABS SEIFA IER). Proxy for housing affordability context.

Source: ABS SEIFA 2021 — LGA, Index of Economic Resources (IER)

Area safety (police district)

407.1 / 100k

Score 73

South West District — lower offence rate than 73% 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

12.0%

27th pct (WA)

12.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

5.0%

19th 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%): 47 — 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)Rising +1.2%

950

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +61.4%

11.3:1

EnrolmentsUp +27.8%

170

800ICSEA 9501300
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Small (<200 students) — 170 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1 — more staff per student than 2% of 52 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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Student-teacher ratio has increased — 11.0:1 (2018) to 11.3:1 (2025), +61.4% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +28% over 5 years (+37 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 950 — compare NAPLAN progress against 52 like-schools on My School for fair academic context.

ACARA ICSEA methodology

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Located in Inner Regional — None education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

950

Rising +1.2%

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 · 2020–2025

ICSEA percentile

25

Rising +31.6%

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

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25

5-year change vs 2020 · 2020–2025

Student–teacher ratio

11.3:1

Higher ratio +61.4%

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

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25

5-year change vs 2020 · 2018–2025

Enrolments

170

Up +27.8%

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

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25

5-year change vs 2020 · 2018–2025

Indigenous students

12.0%

Down -14.3%

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

18
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21
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25

5-year change vs 2020 · 2018–2025

LBOTE students

0.0%

Stable

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

20
21
22
23
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25

5-year change vs 2020 · 2020–2025

Top SEA quarter

5.0%

Up +25%

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

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25

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
12.0%
LBOTE
0.0%
Year range
10-12

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
48.0%
Lower mid
35.0%
Upper mid
12.0%
Top
5.0%

Local context

Bunbury area

Suburb guide →

10

schools

974

avg ICSEA

13.8:1

avg ratio

3 Catholic6 Government1 Independent

Like-school comparison

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

Like-schools in WA

52

ICSEA 900–1000

This school ratio

11.3:1

Better than 2% of peers

Peer average ratio

6.1:1

Avg 111 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
Bunbury
Governing body
Association of Independent Schools of WA
Education region
—
Remoteness
Inner Regional
Teaching staff
15 (15 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
25th

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

ACARA SML ID 52665