Northam Primary School
Duke Street, Northam WA 6401
Northam Primary School is a government primary school in Northam, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 316 students. Its ICSEA is 937, 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: Northam Primary School is a government school for Kindergarten to Year 6 with just over 300 students from the town and surrounding farms and rural properties. Facilities include a purpose-built music room and art room, a second undercover area, a new canteen, and on-site kindy and pre-primary units. It became an Independent Public School in 2024.
Often praised
- Purpose-built music and art rooms
- Independent Public School
- Town and rural community
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 Northam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's School | Northam | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 1,013 | 805 |
| Avonvale Primary School | Northam | Public primary | 1.5 km | 745 | 113 |
| West Northam Primary School | Northam | Public primary | 2.0 km | 803 | 127 |
| Toodyay District High School | Toodyay | Public k–12 / combined | 22.4 km | 942 | 311 |
| Bakers Hill Primary School | Bakers Hill | Public primary | 23.1 km | 964 | 116 |
| York District High School | York | Public k–12 / combined | 27.8 km | 960 | 374 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balga Primary School | Balga | Public primary · K-6 | 220 | 937 |
| Hudson Park Primary School | Girrawheen | Public primary · K-6 | 200 | 937 |
| Bencubbin Primary School | Bencubbin | Public primary · K-6 | 26 | 936 |
| Bramfield Park Primary School | Maddington | Public primary · K-6 | 336 | 936 |
| Challis Community Primary School | Armadale | Public primary · K-6 | 779 | 936 |
| Kingsley Primary School | Armadale | Public primary · K-6 | 253 | 938 |
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.