Port Hedland School of the Air
Waldron Drive, Port Hedland WA 6721
Port Hedland School of the Air is a government primary school in Port Hedland, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 22 students. Its ICSEA is 943, 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: Port Hedland School of the Air has operated since 1964, offering distance education from Kindergarten to Year 6 to children in remote parts of the Pilbara, including cattle stations and small communities. Teachers connect with students daily through online conferencing over satellite, working from a purpose-built facility at the airport shared with the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Often praised
- Distance education for remote families
- Daily online classes with teachers
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 Port Hedland School of the Air 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baler Primary School | South Hedland | Public primary | 3.6 km | 902 | 585 |
| South Hedland Primary School | South Hedland | Public primary | 4.1 km | 815 | 229 |
| Cassia Primary School | South Hedland | Public primary | 4.3 km | 867 | 412 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School | Port Hedland | Catholic primary | 8.0 km | 923 | 192 |
| Port Hedland Primary School | Port Hedland | Public primary | 8.1 km | 989 | 483 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Primary School | Harvey | Public primary · K-6 | 257 | 943 |
| Middle Swan Primary School | Stratton | Public primary · K-6 | 337 | 942 |
| Moorine Rock Primary School | Moorine Rock | Public primary · K-6 | 25 | 944 |
| Hopetoun Primary School | Hopetoun | Public primary · K-6 | 85 | 945 |
| Thornlie Primary School | Thornlie | Public primary · K-6 | 457 | 941 |
| Broomehill Primary School | Broomehill | Public primary · K-6 | 30 | 940 |
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.