Margaret River Independent School
10890 Bussell Highway, Forest Grove WA 6286
Margaret River Independent School is an independent primary school in Forest Grove, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 181 students. Its ICSEA is 1,057, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
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: Margaret River Independent School is a co-educational, non-denominational day school founded in 1982, serving Reception to Year 6. It is set in native forest about ten minutes south of Margaret River. The school aims to help each child fulfil their potential in an atmosphere of respect, cooperation, self-discipline and creativity. French is taught as a language, and a school bus service operates from most areas.
Often praised
- Native forest setting
- French language program
- Respect and creativity values
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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 Margaret River Independent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapids Landing Primary School | Margaret River | Public primary | 11.7 km | 1,013 | 440 |
| Margaret River Montessori School | Margaret River | Independent k–12 / combined | 12.5 km | 1,094 | 176 |
| Margaret River Primary School | Margaret River | Public primary | 12.9 km | 1,043 | 549 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | Margaret River | Catholic primary | 13.1 km | 1,060 | 222 |
| Karridale Primary School | Karridale | Public primary | 16.7 km | 993 | 59 |
| Cowaramup Primary School | Cowaramup | Public primary | 24.0 km | 1,053 | 430 |
| Augusta Primary School | Augusta | Public primary | 28.1 km | 981 | 102 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School | Bentley | Independent primary · K-6 | 237 | 1,055 |
| Yallingup Steiner School | Yallingup | Independent primary · K-6 | 122 | 1,052 |
| Parklands School | Albany | Independent primary · K-6 | 155 | 1,063 |
| St Marcellin Catholic College | Madora Bay | Independent primary · K-3 | 211 | 1,046 |
| Kelmscott John Calvin School | Champion Lakes | Independent primary · K-6 | 193 | 1,043 |
| Beechboro Christian School | Beechboro | Independent primary · K-6 | 372 | 1,072 |
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.