West Coast Language Development Centre
C/- Padbury Ps, Macdonald Avenue, Padbury WA 6025
West Coast Language Development Centre is a government special school in Padbury, WA from Kindergarten to Year 2 with about 331 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,033, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Public sources describe West Coast Language Development Centre as a government education support school based at Padbury Primary School, operating across multiple northern-suburbs campuses including East Hamersley, Poseidon and Quinns Beach. It provides early intervention for young students with developmental language disorder, alongside outreach support to mainstream schools across the North Metropolitan and Midwest regions. Programs include speech and language therapy, a parenting support program, help transitioning into mainstream schooling, and access to health and dental services, with bus transport and after-school care also mentioned.
Often praised
- early language intervention focus
- multi-campus outreach support
- help transitioning to mainstream school
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement | Padbury | Public special | 0.3 km | 923 | 56 |
| School of Special Educational Needs: Sensory | Padbury | Public special | 0.3 km | — | 136 |
| St Mark's Anglican Community School | Hillarys | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,112 | 1,898 |
| St Stephen's School | Duncraig | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,120 | 2,313 |
| Creaney Education Support Centre | Kingsley | Public special | 2.7 km | 1,056 | 72 |
| Beldon Education Support Centre | Beldon | Public special | 3.5 km | 1,049 | 74 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre | Beldon | Public special | 4.0 km | 1,039 | 113 |
| The Montessori School | Kingsley | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.6 km | 1,120 | 202 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joondalup Education Support Centre | Joondalup | Public special · K-6 | 132 | 1,032 |
| Sir David Brand School | Coolbinia | Public special · K-12 | 69 | 1,032 |
| Leeming Senior High School Education Support Centre | Leeming | Public special · 7-12 | 142 | 1,036 |
| Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre | Beldon | Public special · 7-12 | 113 | 1,039 |
| West Coast Secondary Education Support Centre | Warwick | Public special · 7-12 | 112 | 1,023 |
| Maddington Education Support Centre | Maddington | Public special · K-6 | 73 | 1,019 |
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.