North Balga Primary School
30 Maitland Road, Balga WA 6061
North Balga Primary School is a government primary school in Balga, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 273 students. Its ICSEA is 922, 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
Drawn from public online sources: North Balga Primary School is a government co-educational K-6 school in Balga, opened in 1968. It has roughly 275 students. Kids Academy provides before and after school care and vacation care on site, supporting local families.
Often praised
- On-site before and after school care
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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 North Balga Primary School on My School · Why some data is missing
Gifted and accelerated programs
PEAC centre (Primary Extension and Challenge)
PEAC is a part-time withdrawal program for Year 5 and 6 public school students, identified by a test sat in Year 4. Selected students from many schools attend courses at a PEAC centre for part of a day each week. Only North Metropolitan region centres are listed so far.
- Year levels
- 5–6
- Entry
- Test (Year 4 PEAC test, all Year 4 students; part-time withdrawal)
Source: department page ↗. Check current entry dates with the school.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warriapendi Primary School | Balga | Public primary | 1.0 km | 965 | 258 |
| Majella Catholic Primary School | Balga | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 958 | 250 |
| Balga Primary School | Balga | Public primary | 1.4 km | 937 | 220 |
| Hudson Park Primary School | Girrawheen | Public primary | 1.4 km | 937 | 200 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School | Girrawheen | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 973 | 796 |
| East Hamersley Primary School | Hamersley | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,051 | 247 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School | Girrawheen | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 997 | 407 |
| Westminster Primary School | Westminster | Public primary | 2.1 km | 971 | 367 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Connor Primary School | Kalgoorlie | Public primary · K-6 | 699 | 922 |
| Ashfield Primary School | Ashfield | Public primary · K-6 | 175 | 923 |
| Leeman Primary School | Leeman | Public primary · K-6 | 29 | 923 |
| Pannawonica School | Pannawonica | Public primary · K-12 | 181 | 923 |
| Tammin Primary School | Tammin | Public primary · K-6 | 18 | 921 |
| Wirrabirra Primary School | Gosnells | Public primary · K-6 | 349 | 923 |
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.