St Augustine's is a Catholic primary school with a strongly pastoral focus and tight-knit community feel.
NAPLAN in line with national year-level averages; the result is a B overall.
St Augustine's is a Catholic primary school with a strongly pastoral focus and tight-knit community feel. The school offers learning support and enrichment programs to meet students at different levels, plus on-campus before and after school care for working families. It suits parents seeking a values-based education within a close community setting in Rivervale.
St Augustine's Primary School is also known as SAPS, SAPS Rivervale and St Augustine's PS.
St Augustine's Primary School has an overall SchoolRank score of 56/100, rated "Average". This score is calculated from academic results, student growth, wellbeing, extracurricular programs, and value for money. Academically, the school scores 59/100, indicating moderate performance relative to other Australian schools. The school's ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is 1114, well above the national average of 1,000.
In 2025 NAPLAN testing at St Augustine's Primary School, Year 3 students averaged 418 across the tested NAPLAN domains, above the national average of 407 for that year level, and Year 5 students averaged 488, in line with the national average of 490 for that year level. Relative to national year-level averages, the school's strongest domain is Reading. National averages are specific to each year level, because NAPLAN scores are scaled so older year levels score higher, a school-wide average can't be compared with a single national figure.
St Augustine's Primary School is a very small catholic primary school with approximately 181 students. It offers education for years PP-6. As a catholic school, enrolment typically involves an application process. Contact the school directly for enrolment criteria, waiting lists, and open day information.
St Augustine's Primary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. This is around the national average of approximately 14:1, meaning class sizes are typical for Australian schools. Support staff make up 38% of the workforce, providing additional learning assistance and pastoral care. The student attendance rate is 92%, which is strong.
St Augustine's Primary School is located in Rivervale, WA, classified as a major cities school. With an ICSEA of 1114 (88th percentile), the school community's socio-educational advantage is above average, families tend to have higher education and income levels. ICSEA measures the educational advantage of a school's community, not the school's quality, a lower ICSEA school with strong academic scores may indicate particularly effective teaching.