Wananami Remote Community School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Derby, Western Australia 6728 · Derby-West Kimberley LGA
About Wananami Remote Community School
Wananami Remote Community School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Derby, Western Australia (6728), within the Derby-West Kimberley local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 36 students (18 girls and 18 boys).
Wananami Remote Community School has an ICSEA value of 683, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 1st percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 80% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (7.6 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 20% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Wananami Remote Community School scores 23.3 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 683
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)4.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+20% enrolments since 2020 (area median +17%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-37 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 Wananami Remote Community School's 36 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Wananami Remote Community School have changed over the past decade.
Free academic assessment
Is your child on track at Wananami Remote Community School?
Rankings tell you about a school community. A free Success Tutoring assessment tells you about your child: exactly where they are in English and Maths, where the gaps are, and a plan to close them. Small-group, Australian-curriculum tutoring with no lock-in contracts.
- Personalised learning plan mapped to the Australian Curriculum
- English & Maths from Kindergarten to Year 12
- Flexible memberships, no lock-in contracts
- Your nearest centre: Success Tutoring Ellenbrook
Similar schools
Government combined schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Roebourne District High School
Roebourne · Government combined · K-12
141 students · ICSEA 686
One Arm Point Remote Community School
Dampier Peninsula · Government combined · K-12
114 students · ICSEA 687
Cue Primary School
Cue · Government combined · K-9
23 students · ICSEA 677
Mullewa District High School
Mullewa · Government combined · K-12
83 students · ICSEA 692
Meekatharra District High School
Meekatharra · Government combined · K-12
104 students · ICSEA 672
La Grange Remote Community School
Bidyadanga · Government combined · K-12
201 students · ICSEA 695
Frequently asked questions
Is Wananami Remote Community School a public or private school?
Wananami Remote Community School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Wananami Remote Community School offer?
Wananami Remote Community School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Wananami Remote Community School?
In 2025, Wananami Remote Community School had 36 enrolled students (18 girls, 18 boys), a change of 20% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Wananami Remote Community School?
Wananami Remote Community School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 683. 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 Wananami Remote Community School?
Wananami Remote Community School has about 4.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Wananami Remote Community School?
In 2025, Wananami Remote Community School had 2 students in Year 7.
Is Wananami Remote Community School co-ed?
Yes. Wananami Remote Community School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
Where can I get tutoring near Wananami Remote Community School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Ellenbrook, about 1952 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.