Spearwood Alternative School
370 Rockingham Road, Spearwood WA 6163
Spearwood Alternative School is a government primary school in Spearwood, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 93 students. Its ICSEA is 1,079, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: 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: Spearwood Alternative School is a government K-6 school on Rockingham Road, Spearwood, with about 95 students. Its curriculum focuses on Education for Sustainability and social activism, and it is listed as a Kitchen Garden school. The school occupies a timber building from 1914 on a large, tree-filled property, which is valued by former students, staff and the wider community. Around 38 percent of students have a language background other than English.
Often praised
- Education for sustainability focus
- Kitchen garden program
- Heritage 1914 buildings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Primary School | Spearwood | Public primary | 0.7 km | 1,017 | 333 |
| Spearwood Primary School | Spearwood | Public primary | 0.7 km | 954 | 105 |
| St Jerome's Primary School | Lake Coogee | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,051 | 575 |
| Phoenix Primary School | Hamilton Hill | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,045 | 377 |
| Southwell Primary School | Hamilton Hill | Public primary | 1.9 km | 794 | 69 |
| Coogee Primary School | Coogee | Public primary | 2.4 km | 1,064 | 617 |
| South Coogee Primary School | Beeliar | Public primary | 2.7 km | 1,020 | 398 |
| Fremantle Christian College | Hamilton Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,042 | 478 |
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 Woodvale Primary School | Woodvale | Public primary · K-6 | 383 | 1,079 |
| Lake Monger Primary School | Wembley | Public primary · K-6 | 336 | 1,078 |
| Piara Waters Primary School | Piara Waters | Public primary · K-6 | 1,100 | 1,078 |
| Dalmain Primary School | Kingsley | Public primary · K-6 | 263 | 1,077 |
| Mullaloo Beach Primary School | Mullaloo | Public primary · K-6 | 312 | 1,077 |
| North Harrisdale Primary School | Harrisdale | Public primary · K-6 | 765 | 1,077 |
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.