St Joseph's School
240 Burt Street, Boulder WA 6432
St Joseph's School is a Catholic primary school in Boulder, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 249 students. Its ICSEA is 994, 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 is a Catholic primary school in Boulder, founded in 1897 by the Josephite Sisters. It is single-stream with about 180 to 240 children from Pre-Kindy to Year 6, drawing families from the Kalgoorlie-Boulder region and nearby towns. Play-based learning is emphasised in the early years, with collaborative inquiry-based learning in Years 3 to 6.
Often praised
- Play-based early learning
- Inquiry-based upper primary
- Long-standing local history
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Connor Primary School | Kalgoorlie | Public primary | 1.0 km | 922 | 699 |
| Kalgoorlie School of the Air | Boulder | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,029 | 83 |
| Goldfields Baptist College | Kalgoorlie | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,017 | 247 |
| Boulder Primary School | Boulder | Public primary | 1.4 km | 869 | 294 |
| South Kalgoorlie Primary School | Kalgoorlie | Public primary | 2.3 km | 909 | 347 |
| East Kalgoorlie Primary School | Kalgoorlie | Public primary | 4.1 km | 648 | 158 |
| Kalgoorlie Primary School | Kalgoorlie | Public primary | 4.3 km | 980 | 501 |
| St Mary's Primary School | Kalgoorlie | Catholic primary | 4.4 km | 1,030 | 485 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Pinjarra | Catholic primary · K-6 | 237 | 994 |
| St Munchin's Catholic School | Gosnells | Catholic primary · K-6 | 439 | 995 |
| St Brigid's School | Collie | Catholic primary · K-6 | 197 | 996 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School | Girrawheen | Catholic primary · K-6 | 407 | 997 |
| St Lawrence's Primary School | Geraldton | Catholic primary · K-6 | 675 | 990 |
| St Bernard's School | Kojonup | Catholic primary · K-6 | 83 | 988 |
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.