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Marble Bar Primary School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Marble Bar, Western Australia 6760 · East Pilbara LGA

20.7/ 100
Success Index
Lower 50%

Scored but not ranked: fewer than 80 students.

How is this calculated?
Students
23
-21% over 5 years
ICSEA
630
0th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
3.6
6.0 FTE teachers
Year range
K-12

About Marble Bar Primary School

Marble Bar Primary School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Marble Bar, Western Australia (6760), within the East Pilbara local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 23 students (10 girls and 13 boys).

Marble Bar Primary School has an ICSEA value of 630, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 0th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 91% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 6 teachers (6.0 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 21% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Marble Bar Primary School scores 20.7 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 630
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)3.6 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-21% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-71 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.

Marble Bar Primary School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
10
Boys
13
Language background other than English
71%
Indigenous students
96%

Enrolments by year level

How Marble Bar Primary School's 23 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Pre-primary intake
1
Year 7 cohort
4
Year 12 cohort
1

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Marble Bar Primary School have changed over the past decade.

1428422015: 38 students2016: 36 students2017: 40 students2018: 23 students2019: 21 students2020: 29 students2021: 24 students2022: 25 students2023: 33 students2024: 16 students2025: 23 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Marble Bar Primary School a public or private school?

Marble Bar Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.

What year levels does Marble Bar Primary School offer?

Marble Bar Primary School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.

How many students attend Marble Bar Primary School?

In 2025, Marble Bar Primary School had 23 enrolled students (10 girls, 13 boys), a change of -21% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Marble Bar Primary School?

Marble Bar Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 630. 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 Marble Bar Primary School?

Marble Bar Primary School has about 3.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How big is the Year 7 cohort at Marble Bar Primary School?

In 2025, Marble Bar Primary School had 4 students in Year 7 and 1 in Year 12.

Is Marble Bar Primary School co-ed?

Yes. Marble Bar Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

Where can I get tutoring near Marble Bar Primary School?

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