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Australian Islamic College (Forrestdale)

Association of Independent Schools of WA

Address

Forrestdale, 6112

Forrestdale · WA 6112

Armadale

Phone

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Website
aic.wa.edu.au

Official school website

Decision Index

50

Average · Methodology

ICSEA

1,042

About average

Students

599

Medium (200–599)

Student ratio

14.9:1

students per teacher

Community

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Decision Index

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50

Decision Index

Average

mid-range community context

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

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School environment

42

Staffing, stability, and resourcing from ACARA School Profile.

Student–teacher ratio

14.9:1

Score 17

More staff per student than 17% of 76 like-schools (ICSEA ±50).

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

Staffing trend (5yr)

+7.2% ratio change

Score 48

Student–teacher ratio has increased over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Enrolment stability (5yr)

+45%

Score 62

Enrolments have grown over five years.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Teaching staff share

63.8% teaching FTE

Score 69

Higher share of FTE staff in teaching roles than 69% of WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Community context

59

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

ICSEA community advantage

1042

Score 65

Community socio-educational advantage at the 65th percentile among WA combined schools. Context only — not a measure of teaching quality.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

ICSEA trend (5yr)

-0.6%

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

95.0%

85th pct (WA)

95.0% LBOTE — higher than 85% of WA combined schools. Descriptive cohort data, not a quality rating.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Indigenous students

0.0%

90th pct (WA)

0.0% Indigenous enrolment — cohort composition relative to WA schools.

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Top SEA quarter

21.0%

69th pct (WA)

21.0% 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%): 50 — 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 -0.6%

1042

Student–teacher ratioHigher ratio +7.2%

14.9:1

EnrolmentsUp +45%

599

800ICSEA 10421300
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Medium (200–599) — 599 students enrolled in 2025.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1 — more staff per student than 17% of 76 like-schools (similar ICSEA background).

ACARA 2025, peer group analysis

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95% of students speak a language background other than English at home.

ACARA School Profile 2025

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Student-teacher ratio has increased — 13.9:1 (2024) to 14.9:1 (2025), +7.2% over 5 years.

ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

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Enrolments have grown — +45% over 5 years (+186 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 1042 — 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 — None education region.

ACARA School Location 2025

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All metric trends (ICSEA, LBOTE, enrolments…)

ICSEA (SES index)

1042

Declining -0.6%

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.

24
25

5-year change vs 2024 · 2024–2025

ICSEA percentile

65

Declining -4.4%

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

24
25

5-year change vs 2024 · 2024–2025

Student–teacher ratio

14.9:1

Higher ratio +7.2%

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

24
25

5-year change vs 2024 · 2024–2025

Enrolments

599

Up +45%

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

24
25

5-year change vs 2024 · 2024–2025

Indigenous students

0.0%

Stable

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

24
25

5-year change vs 2024 · 2024–2025

LBOTE students

95.0%

Up +1.1%

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

24
25

5-year change vs 2024 · 2024–2025

Top SEA quarter

21.0%

Stable

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

24
25

5-year change vs 2024 · 2024–2025

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

Student mix

Indigenous
0.0%
LBOTE
95.0%
Year range
PP-9

SEA quartiles

Share of students per quarter

Bottom
23.0%
Lower mid
22.0%
Upper mid
34.0%
Top
21.0%

Local context

Forrestdale area

Suburb guide →

3

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

76

ICSEA 992–1092

This school ratio

14.9:1

Better than 17% of peers

Peer average ratio

12.6:1

Avg 711 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
43 (40.3 FTE)
ICSEA percentile (WA)
65th

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

ACARA SML ID 53207