Communicare Academy
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Kenwick, Western Australia 6107 · Gosnells LGA
About Communicare Academy
Communicare Academy is an independent special school located in Kenwick, Western Australia (6107), within the Gosnells local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 70 students (33 girls and 37 boys). The school is affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of WA.
Communicare Academy has an ICSEA value of 896, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 10th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 74% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 12 teachers (12.0 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 17% over the past five years.
Communicare Academy 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 Communicare Academy's 70 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Communicare Academy have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Communicare Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Kenwick School
Kenwick · Government special · K-12
101 students · ICSEA 972 · 139 m away
Rehoboth Christian College
Kenwick · Independent combined · PP-12
1,009 students · ICSEA 1119 · 1.2 km away
East Kenwick Primary School
Kenwick · Government primary · K-6
385 students · ICSEA 913 · 1.3 km away
Thornlie Primary School
Thornlie · Government primary · K-6
470 students · ICSEA 941 · 1.8 km away
Beckenham Primary School
Beckenham · Government primary · K-6
391 students · ICSEA 992 · 1.8 km away
St Francis' School
Maddington · Catholic special · 10-12
39 students · ICSEA 975 · 1.8 km away
Australian Islamic College (Thornlie)
Thornlie · Independent combined · PP-6
733 students · ICSEA 1019 · 1.9 km away
Yale Primary School
Thornlie · Government primary · K-6
398 students · ICSEA 969 · 2.1 km away
Maddington Primary School
Maddington · Government primary · K-6
239 students · ICSEA 974 · 2.6 km away
Maddington Education Support Centre
Maddington · Government special · K-6
74 students · ICSEA 1019 · 2.6 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
SMYL Community College
Rockingham · Independent special · 9-12
252 students · ICSEA 905
Port School
Hamilton Hill · Independent special · 8-12
156 students · ICSEA 906
Youth Futures Community School
Clarkson · Independent special · 8-12
367 students · ICSEA 912
Fairbridge College
Pinjarra · Independent special · 7-12
167 students · ICSEA 912
Y School WA
Mirrabooka · Independent special · 10-12
103 students · ICSEA 944
Sowilo Community High School
Kelmscott · Independent special · 7-12
78 students · ICSEA 945
Frequently asked questions
Is Communicare Academy a public or private school?
Communicare Academy is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of WA.
What year levels does Communicare Academy offer?
Communicare Academy offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Communicare Academy?
In 2025, Communicare Academy had 70 enrolled students (33 girls, 37 boys), a change of -17% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Communicare Academy?
Communicare Academy has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 896. 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 Communicare Academy?
Communicare Academy has about 5.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Communicare Academy?
In 2025, Communicare Academy had 5 students in Year 7 and 11 in Year 12.
Is Communicare Academy co-ed?
Yes. Communicare Academy is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Communicare Academy?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Communicare Academy 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 Communicare Academy?
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