O'Connor Primary School
235 Johnston Street, Kalgoorlie WA 6430
O'Connor Primary School is a government primary school in Kalgoorlie, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 699 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: O'Connor Primary School in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia opened in 1996 and teaches Kindergarten to Year 6 to around 760 students. It is named after a notable Western Australian engineer. Listings describe a library, undercover area and canteen, with specialist teaching in science, physical education, the arts, humanities and Mandarin, plus iPad-based learning, STEM and cultural studies.
Often praised
- Mandarin language program
- STEM and iPad learning
- Specialist teaching programs
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldfields Baptist College | Kalgoorlie | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.3 km | 1,017 | 247 |
| St Joseph's School | Boulder | Catholic primary | 1.0 km | 994 | 249 |
| South Kalgoorlie Primary School | Kalgoorlie | Public primary | 1.9 km | 909 | 347 |
| Kalgoorlie School of the Air | Boulder | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,029 | 83 |
| Boulder Primary School | Boulder | Public primary | 2.1 km | 869 | 294 |
| Kalgoorlie Primary School | Kalgoorlie | Public primary | 3.6 km | 980 | 501 |
| East Kalgoorlie Primary School | Kalgoorlie | Public primary | 3.7 km | 648 | 158 |
| St Mary's Primary School | Kalgoorlie | Catholic primary | 3.7 km | 1,030 | 485 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Balga Primary SchoolGifted class: PEAC centre | Balga | Public primary · K-6 | 273 | 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.