St Joseph's Primary School
Parade Road, Bunbury WA 6230
St Joseph's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Bunbury, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 490 students. Its ICSEA is 1,041, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Bunbury is a double-stream, co-educational school established in 1978, with strong links to the Sisters of Mercy. It caters for around 400 to 500 students from Three Year Old Kindergarten to Year 6. Dedicated art, library and science spaces support flexible learning, specialist subjects include Indonesian, music and drama, and Years 1 to 6 use one-to-one devices.
Often praised
- Indonesian language program
- Dedicated art and science spaces
- One-to-one devices
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maidens Park Primary School | Bunbury | Public primary | 0.7 km | 823 | 204 |
| Adam Road Primary School | South Bunbury | Public primary | 1.8 km | 933 | 363 |
| Tuart Forest Primary School | Dalyellup | Public primary | 2.0 km | 967 | 447 |
| Bunbury Baptist College | Dalyellup | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 1,013 | 829 |
| Dalyellup Primary School | Dalyellup | Public primary | 3.0 km | 970 | 419 |
| Carey Park Primary School | Carey Park | Public primary | 3.2 km | 900 | 274 |
| Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School | Gelorup | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,100 | 677 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | South Bunbury | Catholic primary | 3.6 km | 1,078 | 258 |
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 School | Mundaring | Catholic primary · K-6 | 222 | 1,041 |
| Star of the Sea Primary School | Rockingham | Catholic primary · K-6 | 730 | 1,041 |
| St Matthew's School | Narrogin | Catholic primary · K-6 | 180 | 1,040 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School | Kelmscott | Catholic primary · K-6 | 208 | 1,039 |
| St Helena's Catholic Primary School | Ellenbrook | Catholic primary · K-6 | 486 | 1,039 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School | Clarkson | Catholic primary · K-6 | 403 | 1,046 |
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.