Xavier Catholic School is a co-ed Catholic primary in Hilbert offering specialist teaching across Music, Japanese, History, Technologies, and Physical Education.
NAPLAN 27 points below national year-level averages and growth above the national median; the result is a B overall.
Xavier Catholic School is a co-ed Catholic primary in Hilbert offering specialist teaching across Music, Japanese, History, Technologies, and Physical Education. The school is strongly pastoral with a tight-knit community feel. Learning support includes structured literacy programs (MiniLit, MacqLit, Bond Blocks) and in-school extension for advanced learners. Alongside traditional academics, Xavier runs an active music program with a school choir and drums ensemble, a dance troupe, Coding Club, and Sporting Schools programs in netball, soccer, and football. Religious Education fosters Catholic faith across the curriculum.
Xavier Catholic School is also known as XCS Hilbert.
Xavier Catholic School has an overall SchoolRank score of 54.5/100, rated "Average". This score is calculated from academic results, student growth, wellbeing, extracurricular programs, and value for money. Academically, the school scores 41/100, indicating developing performance relative to other Australian schools. The school's ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is 1023, above the national average of 1,000. Notably, the school shows strong student growth over time (84/100), meaning students tend to improve well regardless of their starting point.
In 2025 NAPLAN testing at Xavier Catholic School, Year 3 students averaged 374 across the tested NAPLAN domains, below the national average of 407 for that year level, and Year 5 students averaged 469, below the national average of 490 for that year level. 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.
Xavier Catholic School is a small catholic primary school with approximately 410 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.
Xavier Catholic School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. This is above the national average of approximately 14:1, meaning class sizes are typical for Australian schools. Support staff make up 52% of the workforce, providing additional learning assistance and pastoral care. The student attendance rate is 91%, which is moderate.
Xavier Catholic School is located in Hilbert, WA, classified as a major cities school. With an ICSEA of 1023 (57th percentile), the school community's socio-educational advantage is around the national average. 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.