Is Whitford Catholic Primary School a government, Catholic or independent school?

Whitford Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school in Western Australia. Its governing body is Catholic Education Western Australia.

What years does Whitford Catholic Primary School teach?

Whitford Catholic Primary School teaches Pre-primary to Year 6, for boys and girls.

How many students are enrolled at Whitford Catholic Primary School?

Whitford Catholic Primary School had 637 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 20.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.

Catholic primary school in Craigie

Whitford Catholic Primary School

Whitford Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school for boys and girls, from Pre-primary to Year 6, in Craigie, Western Australia.

School website

Whitford Catholic Primary School: Treehouse play platforms around large gum trees with a green tube slide

About the school

What Whitford Catholic Primary School is like

It has 637 students (313 girls and 324 boys) and the equivalent of 31.5 full-time teachers, about 20 students for each teacher.

Compared with the 15 other primary schools within about 3 km, it is larger than most of them.

The school is run by Catholic Education Western Australia.

As a Catholic school it charges fees, set by the school or its Catholic education office. Ask the school for the current fee schedule, including sibling discounts and help with fees.

Its ICSEA value is 1092, 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.

At a glance

Whitford Catholic Primary School at a glance

Students: 637; 2025
Girls and boys: 49% / 51%; 313 girls, 324 boys
Teachers: 31.5; full-time equivalent
Students per teacher: 20.2 to 1; not the same as class size
Years: Pre-primary to Year 6

Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.

Photos

Inside Whitford Catholic Primary School

Photos from the school’s website (opens in a new tab).

Fees

Whitford Catholic Primary School fees

Whitford Catholic Primary School has not published its fees with us yet. Fees at Catholic schools in Australia usually rise with the year level, and many schools offer sibling discounts and help for families who find fees hard. The quickest way to get the current fee schedule is to ask the school; enquiries are free.

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Results

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: Whitford Catholic Primary School on My School.

Non-government schools are registered and reviewed by the school registration authority in Western Australia. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.

Enrolment

How to get a place

Catholic schools run their own enrolment, usually through the school or its Catholic education office, and many give priority to Catholic families and to siblings. Most invite families to an open day or a tour, then ask for an application form and fee; popular schools fill their entry years (often Pre-primary and Year 7) a year or more ahead. Ask Whitford Catholic Primary School about places for your child’s year level.

Open day dates for Whitford Catholic Primary School are not listed yet. Enquire and the school can send you the next dates directly.

Questions

Common questions about Whitford Catholic Primary School

Is Whitford Catholic Primary School a government, Catholic or independent school?: Whitford Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school in Western Australia. Its governing body is Catholic Education Western Australia.
What years does Whitford Catholic Primary School teach?: Whitford Catholic Primary School teaches Pre-primary to Year 6, for boys and girls.
How many students are enrolled at Whitford Catholic Primary School?: Whitford Catholic Primary School had 637 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 20.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
What is the ICSEA value of Whitford Catholic Primary School?: Whitford Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1092, 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.

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