Baler Primary School
Baler Close, South Hedland WA 6722
Baler Primary School is a government primary school in South Hedland, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 585 students. Its ICSEA is 902, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Baler Primary School is an Independent Public School in South Hedland, established in 1975, with about 580 K-6 students from over 34 nationalities. Programs include STEM, Indonesian, visual arts and specialist PE, plus Clontarf Foundation, Follow the Dream and Ed Connect support for students.
Often praised
- Indonesian language program
- STEM and visual arts
- Diverse, multicultural community
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Baler Primary School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassia Primary School | South Hedland | Public primary | 0.7 km | 867 | 412 |
| South Hedland Primary School | South Hedland | Public primary | 1.1 km | 815 | 229 |
| Port Hedland School of the Air | Port Hedland | Public primary | 3.6 km | 943 | 22 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School | Port Hedland | Catholic primary | 10.6 km | 923 | 192 |
| Port Hedland Primary School | Port Hedland | Public primary | 11.4 km | 989 | 483 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in WA
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kondinin Primary School | Kondinin | Public primary · K-6 | 39 | 902 |
| Shark Bay School | Denham | Public primary · K-12 | 81 | 901 |
| Carey Park Primary School | Carey Park | Public primary · K-6 | 274 | 900 |
| Dudley Park Primary School | Mandurah | Public primary · K-6 | 431 | 904 |
| Medina Primary School | Medina | Public primary · K-6 | 154 | 900 |
| Swan View Primary School | Swan View | Public primary · K-6 | 319 | 904 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.