Winthrop Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Winthrop, Western Australia 6150 · Melville LGA
About Winthrop Primary School
Winthrop Primary School is a public primary school located in Winthrop, Western Australia (6150), within the Melville local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 603 students (315 girls and 288 boys).
Winthrop Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1143, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 94th percentile of Australian schools. 56% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 39 teachers (30.6 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.9 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Winthrop Primary School scores 73.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 54th of 583 primary schools in WA (11th 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 1143
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)56% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)18.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median +2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+5 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 Winthrop Primary School's 603 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Winthrop Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Winthrop Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Corpus Christi College
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1,789 students · ICSEA 1116 · 789 m away
Bateman Primary School
Bateman · Government primary · K-6
371 students · ICSEA 1126 · 1.1 km away
Kardinya Primary School
Kardinya · Government primary · K-6
433 students · ICSEA 1087 · 1.3 km away
Brentwood Primary School
Brentwood · Government primary · K-6
331 students · ICSEA 1116 · 2.0 km away
Kennedy Baptist College
Murdoch · Independent high school · 7-12
1,244 students · ICSEA 1113 · 2.3 km away
Booragoon Primary School
Booragoon · Government primary · K-6
435 students · ICSEA 1121 · 2.3 km away
Bull Creek Primary School
Bull Creek · Government primary · K-6
405 students · ICSEA 1139 · 2.6 km away
West Leeming Primary School
Leeming · Government primary · K-6
433 students · ICSEA 1126 · 2.7 km away
Caralee Community School
Willagee · Government primary · K-6
333 students · ICSEA 1010 · 2.8 km away
Fremantle Language Development Centre
Willagee · Government special · K-3
227 students · ICSEA 991 · 2.8 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Fremantle Primary School
Fremantle · Government primary · K-6
201 students · ICSEA 1143
Mosman Park Primary School
Mosman Park · Government primary · K-6
403 students · ICSEA 1142
Mount Claremont Primary School
Mount Claremont · Government primary · K-6
325 students · ICSEA 1141
Como Primary School
Como · Government primary · K-6
460 students · ICSEA 1140
West Leederville Primary School
Leederville · Government primary · K-6
551 students · ICSEA 1146
Mount Hawthorn Primary School
Mount Hawthorn · Government primary · K-6
936 students · ICSEA 1140
Frequently asked questions
Is Winthrop Primary School a public or private school?
Winthrop Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Winthrop Primary School offer?
Winthrop Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Winthrop Primary School?
In 2025, Winthrop Primary School had 603 enrolled students (315 girls, 288 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Winthrop Primary School?
Winthrop Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1143. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Winthrop Primary School rank in WA?
Winthrop Primary School ranks 54th of 583 primary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (73.0/100), and 745th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Winthrop Primary School?
Winthrop Primary School has about 18.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Pre-primary at Winthrop Primary School each year?
In 2025, Winthrop Primary School had 68 students in Pre-primary and 79 in Year 6.
Is Winthrop Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Winthrop Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Winthrop Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Winthrop 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 Winthrop Primary School?
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