Fountain College

12 Karri Way, Ferndale WA 6148

IndependentK–12 / combinedYears K-12

Fountain College is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Ferndale, WA from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 689 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,022, where the national average is 1000.

689students

1,022ICSEA · higher than 24% of WA private schools

98%language background other than English

0%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

45teaching staff (FTE)

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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms

#96 of 99 WA non-government schools on the WACE results list, on % of Year 12 students achieving WACEBand C3See the full list

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources: Fountain College is an independent, non-denominational, coeducational school established in 2006, with Years 1 to 12 at Ferndale and Kindergarten to Pre-Primary at a separate Lynwood site. It has about 250 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio of around 10 to 1. The school community represents nearly 30 ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Often praised

Small class sizes
Culturally diverse community
Non-denominational

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NAPLAN

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Fountain College on My School · Why some data is missing

WACE 2024

77.4% of Year 12 students achieving WACE

31Eligible Year 12 students

24WACE achieved (students)

23Completed 4+ ATAR courses (students)

74.2Completed 4+ ATAR courses (%)

8Certificate II or above (students)

25.8Certificate II or above (%)

31Certificate II+ and 4+ ATAR courses (students)

Last 2 years

Year	% of Year 12 students achieving WACE
2024	77.4
2023	77.3

Source: School Curriculum and Standards Authority (WA) Year 12 achievement data.

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Al-Ameen College	Langford	Independent k–12 / combined	1.9 km	1,087	1,436
Oneschool Global Wa	Willetton	Independent k–12 / combined	2.8 km	986	255
Cannington Community College	Cannington	Public k–12 / combined	3.0 km	983	856
All Saints' College	Bull Creek	Independent k–12 / combined	5.2 km	1,162	1,401
Rehoboth Christian College	Kenwick	Independent k–12 / combined	5.5 km	1,119	1,146
Aquinas College	Salter Point	Catholic k–12 / combined	5.6 km	1,110	1,376
Penrhos College	Como	Independent k–12 / combined	6.2 km	1,143	1,096
Australian Islamic College Kewdale	Kewdale	Independent k–12 / combined	6.4 km	1,037	2,070

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
Living Waters Lutheran College	Warnbro	Independent k–12 / combined · K-12	917	1,023
Southern Hills Christian College	Bedfordale	Independent k–12 / combined · K-12	477	1,020
Bethel Christian School	Albany	Independent k–12 / combined · K-12	364	1,019
Goldfields Baptist College	Kalgoorlie	Independent k–12 / combined · K-12	247	1,017
Australian Christian College - Darling Downs	Hilbert	Independent k–12 / combined · K-11	311	1,028
Dunsborough Christian College	Quedjinup	Independent k–12 / combined · K-9	44	1,028

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.