Joondalup Education Support Centre
150 Blue Mountain Drive, Joondalup WA 6027
Joondalup Education Support Centre is a government special school in Joondalup, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 132 students. Its ICSEA is 1,032, 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
Public online sources describe Joondalup Education Support Centre as a WA public school catering for K-6 students with disabilities, sharing a campus with Joondalup Primary School. The centre highlights small class sizes, high staff-to-student ratios, and teachers and education assistants specially trained in disability education, alongside early-years intervention and specialist support programs. It was named WA Primary School of the Year in 2021 by the Department of Education, and its materials emphasise family engagement and reconciliation commitments with the local Whadjuk Noongar community.
Often praised
- WA Primary School of the Year 2021
- small class sizes
- specially trained staff
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 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.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Joondalup Baptist College | Joondalup | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 1,102 | 1,388 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre | Beldon | Public special | 5.2 km | 1,039 | 113 |
| Beldon Education Support Centre | Beldon | Public special | 5.6 km | 1,049 | 74 |
| Quinns Baptist College | Mindarie | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.2 km | 1,061 | 1,125 |
| Peter Moyes Anglican Community School | Mindarie | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.4 km | 1,084 | 1,562 |
| Merriwa Education Support Centre | Merriwa | Public special | 7.7 km | 983 | 107 |
| St Mark's Anglican Community School | Hillarys | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.5 km | 1,112 | 1,898 |
| Alkimos Baptist College | Merriwa | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.6 km | 1,038 | 379 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir David Brand School | Coolbinia | Public special · K-12 | 69 | 1,032 |
| West Coast Language Development Centre | Padbury | Public special · K-2 | 331 | 1,033 |
| Leeming Senior High School Education Support Centre | Leeming | Public special · 7-12 | 142 | 1,036 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre | Beldon | Public special · 7-12 | 113 | 1,039 |
| West Coast Secondary Education Support Centre | Warwick | Public special · 7-12 | 112 | 1,023 |
| Maddington Education Support Centre | Maddington | Public special · K-6 | 73 | 1,019 |
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.