Our Lady of the Cape Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dunsborough, Western Australia 6281 · Busselton LGA
#181 of 583 primary schools in WA
#1816 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady of the Cape Primary School
Our Lady of the Cape Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Dunsborough, Western Australia (6281), within the Busselton local government area. It caters for students from PP to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 331 students (155 girls and 176 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
Our Lady of the Cape Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1070, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 76th percentile of Australian schools. 27% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 10% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 27 teachers (20.4 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of the Cape Primary School scores 61.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 181st of 583 primary schools in WA (2nd of 7 in the Busselton area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1070
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)27% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+6% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-15 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 Our Lady of the Cape Primary School's 331 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of the Cape Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of the Cape Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Dunsborough Primary School
Dunsborough · Government primary · K-6
751 students · ICSEA 1051 · 968 m away
Dunsborough Christian College
Dunsborough · Independent combined · PP-8
48 students · ICSEA 1028 · 4.6 km away
Yallingup Steiner School
Yallingup · Independent primary · PP-6
116 students · ICSEA 1052 · 9.9 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Mater Christi Catholic Primary School
Yangebup · Catholic primary · PP-6
609 students · ICSEA 1070
Christ the King School
Beaconsfield · Catholic primary · PP-6
304 students · ICSEA 1069
Our Lady of Lourdes School
Nollamara · Catholic primary · PP-6
192 students · ICSEA 1071
Santa Clara School
St James · Catholic primary · PP-6
192 students · ICSEA 1072
St Kieran Catholic Primary School
Tuart Hill · Catholic primary · PP-6
427 students · ICSEA 1067
Mary's Mount Primary School
Gooseberry Hill · Catholic primary · PP-6
196 students · ICSEA 1075
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of the Cape Primary School a public or private school?
Our Lady of the Cape Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
What year levels does Our Lady of the Cape Primary School offer?
Our Lady of the Cape Primary School offers PP to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of the Cape Primary School?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Cape Primary School had 331 enrolled students (155 girls, 176 boys), a change of 6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of the Cape Primary School?
Our Lady of the Cape Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1070. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Our Lady of the Cape Primary School rank in WA?
Our Lady of the Cape Primary School ranks 181st of 583 primary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (61.3/100), and 1816th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of the Cape Primary School?
Our Lady of the Cape Primary School has about 16.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Pre-primary at Our Lady of the Cape Primary School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Cape Primary School had 50 students in Pre-primary and 40 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of the Cape Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of the Cape Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of the Cape Primary School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of the Cape 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.
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