Pegs Creek Primary School
Galbraith Road, Karratha WA 6714
Pegs Creek Primary School is a government primary school in Karratha, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 227 students. Its ICSEA is 899, 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: Pegs Creek Primary School is a government Kindergarten to Year 6 school on Galbraith Road in central Karratha, about 1600 km north-west of Perth. It has around 234 students and a student-to-teacher ratio near the national average. The school community is culturally diverse, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and many families from language backgrounds other than English.
Often praised
- Diverse community
- Central Karratha location
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: medium. 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 Pegs Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millars Well Primary School | Karratha | Public primary | 1.6 km | 925 | 308 |
| St Paul's Primary School | Karratha | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,019 | 424 |
| Karratha Primary School | Karratha | Public primary | 3.0 km | 912 | 263 |
| Tambrey Primary School | Karratha | Public primary | 3.2 km | 930 | 694 |
| Baynton West Primary School | Baynton | Public primary | 3.7 km | 992 | 796 |
| Dampier Primary School | Dampier | Public primary | 15.4 km | 984 | 190 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roseworth Primary School | Girrawheen | Public primary · K-6 | 287 | 899 |
| Carey Park Primary School | Carey Park | Public primary · K-6 | 274 | 900 |
| Grovelands Primary School | Camillo | Public primary · K-6 | 300 | 898 |
| Medina Primary School | Medina | Public primary · K-6 | 154 | 900 |
| Wundowie Primary School | Wundowie | Public primary · K-6 | 69 | 898 |
| Shark Bay School | Denham | Public primary · K-12 | 81 | 901 |
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.