Mel Maria Catholic Primary School
33 Davidson Road, Attadale WA 6156
Mel Maria Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Attadale, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 596 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,131, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Mel Maria Catholic Primary School in Attadale is a Catholic school for Pre-Primary to Year 6 with about 670 students, operating across two campuses. Sources describe a deliberate focus on STEM, Japanese language and music. The school runs a learning diversity support unit and takes part in STEM competitions such as Tournament of Minds. A compulsory uniform applies.
Often praised
- STEM focus
- Japanese language
- Music program
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: high. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Mel Maria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attadale Primary School | Attadale | Public primary | 0.2 km | 1,137 | 434 |
| Santa Maria College | Attadale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 1,133 | 1,343 |
| Melville Primary School | Melville | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,119 | 650 |
| Bicton Primary School | Bicton | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,113 | 574 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School | Palmyra | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,116 | 196 |
| Palmyra Primary School | Palmyra | Public primary | 2.5 km | 1,113 | 539 |
| Booragoon Primary School | Booragoon | Public primary | 2.6 km | 1,121 | 439 |
| Caralee Community School | Willagee | Public primary | 2.7 km | 1,010 | 336 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Rosary School | Doubleview | Catholic primary · K-6 | 475 | 1,128 |
| St Pius X Catholic School | Manning | Catholic primary · K-6 | 206 | 1,136 |
| St Columba's School | Bayswater | Catholic primary · K-6 | 501 | 1,125 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Highgate | Catholic primary · K-6 | 230 | 1,124 |
| St Denis School | Joondanna | Catholic primary · K-6 | 253 | 1,123 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School | South Perth | Catholic primary · K-6 | 477 | 1,140 |
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.