St Denis School
2 Orchid Street, Joondanna WA 6060
St Denis School is a Catholic primary school in Joondanna, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 253 students. Its ICSEA is 1,123, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
Sector, 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
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: St Denis School is a small Catholic co-educational primary school in Joondanna with around 200 students from pre-primary to Year 6. It was founded in the early 1950s by a local priest and opened under the Sisters of Mercy, taking its name from the patron saint of Paris. Sources describe a culturally diverse community and strong student growth over time.
Often praised
- Culturally diverse community
- Long local history
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See St Denis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuart Hill Primary School | Tuart Hill | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,066 | 605 |
| Kyilla Primary School | North Perth | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,132 | 365 |
| Mount Hawthorn Primary School | Mount Hawthorn | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,140 | 899 |
| Coolbinia Primary School | Coolbinia | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,139 | 383 |
| St Kieran Catholic Primary School | Tuart Hill | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,067 | 500 |
| Yokine Primary School | Yokine | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,073 | 329 |
| Aranmore Catholic College | Leederville | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 991 | 966 |
| Carmel School | Dianella | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,149 | 411 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Highgate | Catholic primary · K-6 | 230 | 1,124 |
| St Columba's School | Bayswater | Catholic primary · K-6 | 501 | 1,125 |
| Holy Rosary School | Doubleview | Catholic primary · K-6 | 475 | 1,128 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School | Palmyra | Catholic primary · K-6 | 196 | 1,116 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School | Attadale | Catholic primary · K-6 | 596 | 1,131 |
| Queen of Apostles School | Riverton | Catholic primary · K-6 | 235 | 1,115 |
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.