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Holy Rosary School

99 Loch Street, Derby WA 6728

CatholicPrimaryYears K-6

Holy Rosary School is a Catholic primary school in Derby, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 123 students. Its ICSEA is 868, where the national average is 1000.

123students
868ICSEA · higher than 4% of WA private schools
31%language background other than English
58%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
8teaching staff (FTE)

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: Holy Rosary School is a Catholic primary school in Derby in the Kimberley, offering classes from three-year-old Pre-Kindy to Year 6. It describes cultivating pride in culture, student wellbeing and achievement. Small classes and high staff-to-student ratios support individualised learning, with focus areas in music, performing arts and information technology, plus playgroup.

Often praised

  • Small classes
  • Music and performing arts
  • Early years programs

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

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Location and nearby schools

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

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
Kimberley School of the AirDerbyPublic primary0.5 km95867
Derby District High SchoolDerbyPublic k–12 / combined0.5 km714641

Schools with a similar ICSEA in WA

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Our Lady of Mount Carmel SchoolMullewaCatholic primary · K-632872
St Joseph's SchoolMooraCatholic primary · K-6166883

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.