Mount Pleasant Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Pleasant, Western Australia 6153 · Melville LGA
About Mount Pleasant Primary School
Mount Pleasant Primary School is a public primary school located in Mount Pleasant, Western Australia (6153), within the Melville local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 564 students (260 girls and 304 boys).
Mount Pleasant Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1146, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 94th percentile of Australian schools. 60% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 37 teachers (30.0 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 15% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount Pleasant Primary School scores 77.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of primary schools nationally and 13th of 583 primary schools in WA (2nd of 21 in the Melville area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1146
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)60% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)18.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+15% enrolments since 2020 (area median +2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+11 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 Mount Pleasant Primary School's 564 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount Pleasant Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount Pleasant Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Applecross Senior High School
Ardross · Government high school · 7-12
1,962 students · ICSEA 1120 · 1.1 km away
Ardross Primary School
Ardross · Government primary · K-6
448 students · ICSEA 1149 · 1.1 km away
Brentwood Primary School
Brentwood · Government primary · K-6
331 students · ICSEA 1116 · 1.2 km away
St Benedict's School
Applecross · Catholic primary · PP-6
336 students · ICSEA 1152 · 1.4 km away
Booragoon Primary School
Booragoon · Government primary · K-6
435 students · ICSEA 1121 · 1.9 km away
Aquinas College
Salter Point · Catholic combined · PP-12
1,332 students · ICSEA 1110 · 2.0 km away
Applecross Primary School
Applecross · Government primary · K-6
571 students · ICSEA 1155 · 2.2 km away
St Pius X Catholic School
Manning · Catholic primary · PP-6
172 students · ICSEA 1136 · 2.3 km away
Rossmoyne Primary School
Rossmoyne · Government primary · PP-6
407 students · ICSEA 1147 · 2.3 km away
Bateman Primary School
Bateman · Government primary · K-6
371 students · ICSEA 1126 · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
West Leederville Primary School
Leederville · Government primary · K-6
551 students · ICSEA 1146
Rossmoyne Primary School
Rossmoyne · Government primary · PP-6
407 students · ICSEA 1147
City Beach Primary School
City Beach · Government primary · K-6
163 students · ICSEA 1148
Ardross Primary School
Ardross · Government primary · K-6
448 students · ICSEA 1149
East Fremantle Primary School
Fremantle · Government primary · K-6
409 students · ICSEA 1149
Fremantle Primary School
Fremantle · Government primary · K-6
201 students · ICSEA 1143
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Pleasant Primary School a public or private school?
Mount Pleasant Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Mount Pleasant Primary School offer?
Mount Pleasant Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Mount Pleasant Primary School?
In 2025, Mount Pleasant Primary School had 564 enrolled students (260 girls, 304 boys), a change of 15% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount Pleasant Primary School?
Mount Pleasant Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1146. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mount Pleasant Primary School rank in WA?
Mount Pleasant Primary School ranks 13th of 583 primary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (77.9/100), and 335th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Pleasant Primary School?
Mount Pleasant Primary School has about 18.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Pre-primary at Mount Pleasant Primary School each year?
In 2025, Mount Pleasant Primary School had 52 students in Pre-primary and 64 in Year 6.
Is Mount Pleasant Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Mount Pleasant Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount Pleasant Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mount Pleasant Primary 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 Mount Pleasant Primary School?
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