Esperance Christian School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Esperance, Western Australia 6450 · Esperance LGA
About Esperance Christian School
Esperance Christian School is an independent primary school located in Esperance, Western Australia (6450), within the Esperance local government area. It caters for students from PP to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 41 students (21 girls and 20 boys). The school is affiliated with Adventist Schools Australia.
Esperance Christian School has an ICSEA value of 858, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 5th percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 17% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (5.1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 28% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Esperance Christian School scores 27.2 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 858
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)14% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-28% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-145 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Esperance Christian School's 41 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Esperance Christian School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Esperance Christian School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Esperance Senior High School
Esperance · Government high school · 7-12
761 students · ICSEA 946 · 707 m away
Nulsen Primary School
Esperance · Government primary · K-6
193 students · ICSEA 833 · 750 m away
Esperance Education Support Centre
Esperance · Government special · 7-12
14 students · ICSEA 912 · 775 m away
Esperance Anglican Community School
Esperance · Independent high school · 7-12
308 students · ICSEA 1004 · 1.1 km away
Esperance Primary School
Esperance · Government primary · K-6
453 students · ICSEA 1010 · 1.2 km away
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Esperance · Catholic primary · PP-6
99 students · ICSEA 1011 · 1.5 km away
Castletown Primary School
Esperance · Government primary · K-6
488 students · ICSEA 957 · 4.6 km away
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Carnarvon Christian School
Carnarvon · Independent primary · PP-6
71 students · ICSEA 967
Eton Farm Primary School
Serpentine · Independent primary · PP-6
59 students · ICSEA 1010
Woodbury Boston Primary School
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Rockingham John Calvin School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Esperance Christian School a public or private school?
Esperance Christian School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Adventist Schools Australia.
What year levels does Esperance Christian School offer?
Esperance Christian School offers PP to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Esperance Christian School?
In 2025, Esperance Christian School had 41 enrolled students (21 girls, 20 boys), a change of -28% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Esperance Christian School?
Esperance Christian School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 858. 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 Esperance Christian School?
Esperance Christian School has about 8.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Pre-primary at Esperance Christian School each year?
In 2025, Esperance Christian School had 10 students in Pre-primary and 4 in Year 6.
Is Esperance Christian School co-ed?
Yes. Esperance Christian School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Esperance Christian School?
There are 7 other schools within 15 km of Esperance Christian 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 Esperance Christian School?
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