Broome Primary School
Weld Street, Broome WA 6725
Broome Primary School is a government primary school in Broome, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 328 students. Its ICSEA is 856, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: 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: Broome Primary School, established in 1901, is the oldest public school in the Kimberley. Located on Yawuru land, it embraces Aboriginal culture and the diverse multicultural Broome community. It has just over 400 students from Kindergarten to Year 6, 20 classrooms, new facilities following a 2020 rebuild, and belongs to the Broome cluster of Independent Public Schools.
Often praised
- Oldest Kimberley public school
- Aboriginal culture embraced
- New modern facilities
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: high. 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 Broome 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's College | Broome | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 844 | 838 |
| Cable Beach Primary School | Broome | Public primary | 2.3 km | 836 | 288 |
| Broome Enterprise Academy | Broome | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | — | — |
| Roebuck Primary School | Broome | Public primary | 2.4 km | 1,006 | 343 |
| Broome North Primary School | Broome | Public primary | 3.9 km | 998 | 387 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton View Primary SchoolGifted class: PEAC centre | Koongamia | Public primary · K-6 | 130 | 861 |
| Lockridge Primary School | Lockridge | Public primary · K-6 | 248 | 851 |
| Trayning Primary School | Trayning | Public primary · K-6 | 10 | 851 |
| Katanning Primary School | Katanning | Public primary · K-6 | 238 | 846 |
| Cassia Primary School | South Hedland | Public primary · K-6 | 412 | 867 |
| Boulder Primary School | Boulder | Public primary · K-6 | 294 | 869 |
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.