Fremantle Language Development Centre
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Willagee, Western Australia 6156 · Melville LGA
About Fremantle Language Development Centre
Fremantle Language Development Centre is a public special school located in Willagee, Western Australia (6156), within the Melville local government area. It caters for students from K to 3 and in 2025 enrolled 227 students (72 girls and 155 boys).
Fremantle Language Development Centre has an ICSEA value of 991, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 43rd percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 31% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 38 teachers (26.2 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.4 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
Fremantle Language Development Centre 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 Fremantle Language Development Centre's 227 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Fremantle Language Development Centre have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Fremantle Language Development Centre
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Caralee Community School
Willagee · Government primary · K-6
333 students · ICSEA 1010 · 0 m away
Melville Senior High School
Melville · Government high school · 7-12
1,398 students · ICSEA 1071 · 529 m away
Melville Primary School
Melville · Government primary · K-6
670 students · ICSEA 1119 · 1.3 km away
Palmyra Primary School
Palmyra · Government primary · K-6
536 students · ICSEA 1113 · 1.9 km away
Kardinya Primary School
Kardinya · Government primary · K-6
433 students · ICSEA 1087 · 2.1 km away
Our Lady of Fatima School
Palmyra · Catholic primary · PP-6
156 students · ICSEA 1116 · 2.2 km away
Samson Primary School
Samson · Government primary · K-6
342 students · ICSEA 1065 · 2.4 km away
Hilton Primary School
Hilton · Government primary · K-6
386 students · ICSEA 1065 · 2.6 km away
Seton Catholic College
Samson · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,091 students · ICSEA 1048 · 2.6 km away
Mel Maria Catholic Primary School
Attadale · Catholic primary · PP-6
513 students · ICSEA 1131 · 2.6 km away
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Riverside Education Support Centre
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Burbridge School
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64 students · ICSEA 987
Frequently asked questions
Is Fremantle Language Development Centre a public or private school?
Fremantle Language Development Centre is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Fremantle Language Development Centre offer?
Fremantle Language Development Centre offers K to 3. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Fremantle Language Development Centre?
In 2025, Fremantle Language Development Centre had 227 enrolled students (72 girls, 155 boys), a change of 1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Fremantle Language Development Centre?
Fremantle Language Development Centre has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 991. 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 Fremantle Language Development Centre?
Fremantle Language Development Centre has about 8.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Pre-primary at Fremantle Language Development Centre each year?
In 2025, Fremantle Language Development Centre had 47 students in Pre-primary.
Is Fremantle Language Development Centre co-ed?
Yes. Fremantle Language Development Centre is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Fremantle Language Development Centre?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Fremantle Language Development Centre 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 Fremantle Language Development Centre?
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