Padbury Primary School
Macdonald Avenue, Padbury WA 6025
Padbury Primary School is a government primary school in Padbury, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 176 students. Its ICSEA is 1,058, 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: Padbury Primary School is a community-based government school established in 1973, in the Perth suburb of Padbury about twenty kilometres north of the city centre. It welcomes around 163 students from Kindergarten to Year 6. The campus has ovals and shaded nature play areas under native Tuart trees, and specialist teachers deliver Science, Music, Japanese, Physical Education and Visual Arts. Its motto is Caring for the Future.
Often praised
- Japanese language program
- Nature play areas
- Specialist arts and science teaching
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Padbury Primary School | Padbury | Public primary | 0.9 km | 1,067 | 365 |
| Bambara Primary School | Padbury | Public primary | 0.9 km | 1,063 | 272 |
| Hillarys Primary School | Hillarys | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,088 | 504 |
| Padbury Catholic Primary School | Padbury | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,108 | 499 |
| Springfield Primary School | Kallaroo | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,053 | 259 |
| Craigie Heights Primary School | Craigie | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,036 | 387 |
| St Mark's Anglican Community School | Hillarys | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,112 | 1,898 |
| Whitford Catholic Primary School | Craigie | Catholic primary | 2.3 km | 1,092 | 740 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halidon Primary School | Kingsley | Public primary · K-6 | 189 | 1,058 |
| Goollelal Primary School | Kingsley | Public primary · K-6 | 257 | 1,059 |
| Kalamunda Primary School | Kalamunda | Public primary · K-6 | 354 | 1,059 |
| Osborne Primary School | Osborne Park | Public primary · K-6 | 240 | 1,057 |
| Winterfold Primary School | Beaconsfield | Public primary · K-6 | 314 | 1,057 |
| Excelsior Primary School | Canning Vale | Public primary · K-6 | 319 | 1,060 |
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.