Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School
15 Arbuthnot Street, Kelmscott WA 6111
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Kelmscott, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 208 students. Its ICSEA is 1,039, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
Sector, 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
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School is a co-educational Catholic school in Kelmscott, Western Australia, for Kindergarten to Year 6, with under 200 students. Established in 1977 by the Loreto Sisters, it expresses a vision of Faith, Love and Laughter, with Christ at the centre of learning. Focus areas include academic programs, music and sport, and out of school hours care is available.
Often praised
- Faith-centred community
- Music and sport programs
- Small class sizes
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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 Good Shepherd Catholic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelmscott Primary School | Kelmscott | Public primary | 0.9 km | 975 | 374 |
| Kingsley Primary School | Armadale | Public primary | 1.4 km | 938 | 253 |
| Clifton Hills Primary School | Kelmscott | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,006 | 463 |
| Armadale Primary School | Armadale | Public primary | 2.5 km | 1,002 | 429 |
| Westfield Park Primary School | Camillo | Public primary | 2.6 km | 911 | 287 |
| Grovelands Primary School | Camillo | Public primary | 2.6 km | 898 | 300 |
| Pioneer Village School | Armadale | Independent primary | 2.8 km | 1,027 | 188 |
| Challis Community Primary School | Armadale | Public primary | 2.8 km | 936 | 779 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helena's Catholic Primary School | Ellenbrook | Catholic primary · K-6 | 486 | 1,039 |
| St Matthew's School | Narrogin | Catholic primary · K-6 | 180 | 1,040 |
| Sacred Heart School | Mundaring | Catholic primary · K-6 | 222 | 1,041 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Bunbury | Catholic primary · K-6 | 490 | 1,041 |
| Star of the Sea Primary School | Rockingham | Catholic primary · K-6 | 730 | 1,041 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | Dardanup | Catholic primary · K-6 | 233 | 1,032 |
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.