Clontarf Aboriginal College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Waterford, Western Australia 6152 · South Perth LGA
About Clontarf Aboriginal College
Clontarf Aboriginal College is a catholic special school located in Waterford, Western Australia (6152), within the South Perth local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 135 students (65 girls and 70 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
Clontarf Aboriginal College has an ICSEA value of 712, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 1st percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 81% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 20 teachers (18.8 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 22% over the past five years.
Clontarf Aboriginal College is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Clontarf Aboriginal College's 135 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Clontarf Aboriginal College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Clontarf Aboriginal College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Canning College
Bentley · Government high school · U, 10-12
247 students · ICSEA 1073 · 435 m away
Al-Hidayah Islamic School
Bentley · Independent primary · PP-6
198 students · ICSEA 1055 · 1.4 km away
Bentley Primary School
Bentley · Government primary · K-6
336 students · ICSEA 974 · 1.4 km away
Wilson Primary School
Wilson · Government primary · K-6
291 students · ICSEA 1022 · 1.4 km away
Santa Clara School
St James · Catholic primary · PP-6
192 students · ICSEA 1072 · 1.7 km away
Queen of Apostles School
Riverton · Catholic primary · PP-6
208 students · ICSEA 1115 · 1.8 km away
Millen Primary School
East Victoria Park · Government primary · K-6
544 students · ICSEA 1084 · 2.0 km away
Shelley Primary School
Shelley · Government primary · K-6
439 students · ICSEA 1136 · 2.2 km away
Riverton Primary School
Riverton · Government primary · K-6
650 students · ICSEA 1127 · 2.2 km away
Riverton Education Support Centre
Riverton · Government special · K-6
44 students · ICSEA 1068 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Geraldton Flexible School
Geraldton · Catholic special · 7-12
106 students · ICSEA 763
St Martin de Porres School
Broome · Catholic special · 7-12
13 students · ICSEA 871
St Francis' School
Maddington · Catholic special · 10-12
39 students · ICSEA 975
St Clare's School
Lathlain · Catholic special · 8-12
35 students · ICSEA 991
Frequently asked questions
Is Clontarf Aboriginal College a public or private school?
Clontarf Aboriginal College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
What year levels does Clontarf Aboriginal College offer?
Clontarf Aboriginal College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Clontarf Aboriginal College?
In 2025, Clontarf Aboriginal College had 135 enrolled students (65 girls, 70 boys), a change of -22% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Clontarf Aboriginal College?
Clontarf Aboriginal College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 712. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Clontarf Aboriginal College?
Clontarf Aboriginal College has about 7.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Clontarf Aboriginal College?
In 2025, Clontarf Aboriginal College had 15 students in Year 7 and 30 in Year 12.
Is Clontarf Aboriginal College co-ed?
Yes. Clontarf Aboriginal College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Clontarf Aboriginal College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Clontarf Aboriginal College in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Clontarf Aboriginal College?
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