Luurnpa Catholic School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Halls Creek, Western Australia 6770 · Halls Creek LGA
About Luurnpa Catholic School
Luurnpa Catholic School is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Halls Creek, Western Australia (6770), within the Halls Creek local government area. It caters for students from PP to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 63 students (26 girls and 37 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
Luurnpa Catholic School has an ICSEA value of 676, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 1st percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 81% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (9.0 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 19% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Luurnpa Catholic School scores 24.3 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 676
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-19% enrolments since 2020 (area median -20%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-6 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 Luurnpa Catholic School's 63 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Luurnpa Catholic School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Luurnpa Catholic School a public or private school?
Luurnpa Catholic School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
What year levels does Luurnpa Catholic School offer?
Luurnpa Catholic School offers PP to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Luurnpa Catholic School?
In 2025, Luurnpa Catholic School had 63 enrolled students (26 girls, 37 boys), a change of -19% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Luurnpa Catholic School?
Luurnpa Catholic School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 676. 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 Luurnpa Catholic School?
Luurnpa Catholic School has about 7.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Luurnpa Catholic School?
In 2025, Luurnpa Catholic School had 11 students in Year 7.
Is Luurnpa Catholic School co-ed?
Yes. Luurnpa Catholic School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
Where can I get tutoring near Luurnpa Catholic School?
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