St Lawrence Primary School
386 Albert Street, Balcatta WA 6021
St Lawrence Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Balcatta, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 249 students. Its ICSEA is 1,060, 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 Lawrence is a co-educational Catholic school in Balcatta, offering Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6 and opened in 1960 under the Sisters of Mercy. It has roughly 200 students and lists focus areas in Music, Performing Arts, Science and STEM, Digital Technologies and Physical Education. Italian is taught, and Year 6 students take part in a dedicated STEM program.
Often praised
- Italian language program
- STEM focus
- Music and performing arts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balcatta Primary School | Balcatta | Public primary | 0.2 km | 1,064 | 298 |
| West Coast Steiner School | Nollamara | Independent primary | 1.2 km | 1,101 | 209 |
| Nollamara Primary School | Nollamara | Public primary | 1.3 km | 981 | 357 |
| Takari Primary School | Balcatta | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,055 | 190 |
| Westminster Primary School | Westminster | Public primary | 1.4 km | 971 | 367 |
| West Balcatta Primary School | Balcatta | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,070 | 486 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | Nollamara | Catholic primary | 2.2 km | 1,071 | 233 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School | Westminster | Catholic primary | 2.2 km | 1,015 | 213 |
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 Thomas More Catholic Primary School | Margaret River | Catholic primary · K-6 | 222 | 1,060 |
| St Maria Goretti's Catholic School | Redcliffe | Catholic primary · K-6 | 441 | 1,057 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School | Lockridge | Catholic primary · K-6 | 487 | 1,064 |
| Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary School | High Wycombe | Catholic primary · K-6 | 255 | 1,056 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School | Hilton | Catholic primary · K-6 | 213 | 1,064 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School | Dayton | Catholic primary · K-6 | 317 | 1,054 |
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.