Dandaragan Primary School
Dandaragan Road, Dandaragan WA 6507
Dandaragan Primary School is a government primary school in Dandaragan, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 53 students. Its ICSEA is 998, 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: Dandaragan Primary School is a small government, co-educational school for Kindergarten to Year 6 in the rural town of Dandaragan, about 170 km north of Perth. It has roughly 39 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio. The school has a long local history, first opening in the 1870s and reopening in the 1880s, and serves its farming district.
Often praised
- Small class sizes
- Long local history
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's School | Moora | Catholic primary | 28.8 km | 883 | 166 |
| Moora Primary School | Moora | Public primary | 29.1 km | 927 | 125 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balingup Primary School | Balingup | Public primary · K-6 | 61 | 998 |
| Broome North Primary School | Broome | Public primary · K-6 | 387 | 998 |
| Shorehaven Primary School | Alkimos | Public primary · K-6 | 824 | 998 |
| Dawson Park Primary School | Forrestfield | Public primary · K-6 | 471 | 999 |
| Greenmount Primary School | Greenmount | Public primary · K-6 | 381 | 997 |
| Parkfield Primary School | Australind | Public primary · K-6 | 666 | 999 |
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.