Esperance Christian School
Esperance · 4.6 km
Pre-primary to Year 6 · boys and girls
Government primary school in Esperance
Castletown Primary School
Castletown Primary School is a government primary school for boys and girls, from Kindergarten to Year 6, in Esperance, Western Australia.
What Castletown Primary School is like
It has 488 students (239 girls and 249 boys) and the equivalent of 26.1 full-time teachers, about 19 students for each teacher.
As a government school it is run by the Department of Education Western Australia. Tuition is free for Australian citizens and permanent residents, although schools usually ask for a voluntary contribution and charge for some materials and activities. Many government schools have a local enrolment area (catchment), and students who live inside it are guaranteed a place.
Its ICSEA value is 957, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
The nearest private school is Esperance Christian School, 4.6 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Esperance in one step.
Castletown Primary School at a glance
- Students
- 488
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 49% / 51%
- 239 girls, 249 boys
- Teachers
- 26.1
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 18.7 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Kindergarten to Year 6
- Local intake area
- Check an address with Find a public school (WA Government).
Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.
NAPLAN results and the school profile
Australian schools are not given inspection grades. Each school’s NAPLAN results, finances, attendance and student background are published by ACARA on My School: Castletown Primary School on My School.
Government schools are reviewed by the Department of Education Western Australia. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.
How to get a place
Enrol directly with the school. Most government schools have a local enrolment area: if you live inside it your child has a place, and families from outside can apply if there is room. Enrolment for Pre-primary usually opens in the year before your child starts. See our guide to how school enrolment works.
The WA Department of Education explains who can enrol where and what to bring: Enrolling in a WA public school.
Common questions about Castletown Primary School
- Is Castletown Primary School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Castletown Primary School is a government primary school in Western Australia. Its governing body is Department of Education Western Australia.
- What years does Castletown Primary School teach?
- Castletown Primary School teaches Kindergarten to Year 6, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Castletown Primary School?
- Castletown Primary School had 488 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 18.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Castletown Primary School?
- Castletown Primary School has an ICSEA value of 957, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Private schools nearby
Private schools within 5.1 km. You can enquire with several at once.
Esperance Anglican Community School
Esperance · 4.8 km
Years 7 to 12 · boys and girls
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Esperance · 5.1 km
Pre-primary to Year 6 · boys and girls
Other primary schools near Castletown Primary School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.