Durham Road School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bayswater, Western Australia 6053 · Bayswater LGA
About Durham Road School
Durham Road School is a public special school located in Bayswater, Western Australia (6053), within the Bayswater local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 242 students (60 girls and 182 boys).
Durham Road School has an ICSEA value of 992, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 43rd percentile of Australian schools. 16% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 37% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 51 teachers (42.8 full-time equivalent) and 149 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 19% over the past five years.
Durham Road School 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 Durham Road School's 242 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Durham Road School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Durham Road School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bayswater Primary School
Bayswater · Government primary · K-6
460 students · ICSEA 1102 · 941 m away
St Columba's School
Bayswater · Catholic primary · PP-6
414 students · ICSEA 1125 · 1.1 km away
Hillcrest Primary School
Bayswater · Government primary · K-6
496 students · ICSEA 1066 · 1.6 km away
Embleton Primary School
Embleton · Government primary · K-6
199 students · ICSEA 955 · 1.7 km away
Chisholm Catholic College
Bedford · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,738 students · ICSEA 1079 · 1.9 km away
Ashfield Primary School
Ashfield · Government primary · K-6
165 students · ICSEA 923 · 2.1 km away
John Forrest Secondary College
Morley · Government high school · 7-12
1,122 students · ICSEA 1026 · 2.1 km away
Cyril Jackson Senior Campus
Bassendean · Government high school · 11-12
671 students · ICSEA 962 · 2.3 km away
Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Education Support Centre
Bassendean · Government special · 10-12
48 students · ICSEA 973 · 2.3 km away
Maylands Peninsula Primary School
Maylands · Government primary · K-6
740 students · ICSEA 1086 · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Fremantle Language Development Centre
Willagee · Government special · K-3
227 students · ICSEA 991
Rockingham Beach Education Support Centre
Rockingham · Government special · K-6
67 students · ICSEA 993
Carson Street School
East Victoria Park · Government special · K-6
94 students · ICSEA 990
Newton Moore Education Support Centre
Bunbury · Government special · 7-12
80 students · ICSEA 995
Riverside Education Support Centre
Greenfields · Government special · K-6
82 students · ICSEA 988
Shenton College Deaf Education Centre
Shenton Park · Government special · 7-12
36 students · ICSEA 988
Frequently asked questions
Is Durham Road School a public or private school?
Durham Road School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Durham Road School offer?
Durham Road School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Durham Road School?
In 2025, Durham Road School had 242 enrolled students (60 girls, 182 boys), a change of 19% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Durham Road School?
Durham Road School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 992. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Durham Road School?
Durham Road School has about 5.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Durham Road School?
In 2025, Durham Road School had 14 students in Year 7 and 11 in Year 12.
Is Durham Road School co-ed?
Yes. Durham Road School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Durham Road School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Durham Road School 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 Durham Road School?
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