As a sector independent schools are diverse in nature, they provide for students of all abilities-including an increasing number of students with special needs-from all social and ethnic backgrounds. They provide quality schooling for a wide range of communities, including some of Western Australia's most remote and disadvantaged Indigenous communities, communities in regional towns and cities and diverse communities in Perth.
Many independent schools espouse a religious or values-based education, while others promote a particular educational philosophy. The table below provides a picture of the diversity of the membership of the Association.
|
Type of School |
No. |
| Aboriginal Independent Community Schools |
15 |
| Adventist Christian Schools |
6 |
| Anglican |
14 |
| Baptist |
7 |
| Catholic |
11 |
| Christian Schools Australia |
14 |
| Christian Education National |
15 |
| Free Reformed Church |
6 |
| Greek Orthodox |
1 |
| Islamic |
4 |
| Jewish |
1 |
| Lutheran |
3 |
| Montessori |
12 |
| Rudolf Steiner |
4 |
| Uniting |
7 |
|
* Not all member schools have a designated affiliation with a faith, philosophy or grouping of schools | |
A Snapshot of AISWA Membership
AISWA has about 150 member schools that enrol some 59,000 students; accounting for 16% of Western Australian school enrolments.
Enrolments
| 2006 |
| |
| INDEPENDENT | Primary (K-7) |
25,743 |
| SCHOOL | Secondary |
34,069 |
| ENROLMENTS | Total |
59,812 |
School Structure
|
Type of School |
No. |
| Primary Secondary Composite Total |
54 |
| Metropolitan Rural Remote Total |
111 |
| Boys: Secondary Composite Total |
|
| Girls: Secondary Composite Total |
|
| Co-Educational: Primary Secondary Composite Total |
|
Schools commencing at Kindergarten |
|
Schools commencing at Pre-Primary |
15 |
Boarding Schools |
21 |
Western Australia 'Snapshot'
This AISWA publication contains information on Independent School enrolments in Western Australia, the changing numbers of schools in Western Australia and the sector distribution by Western Australian Electorate.
To view the Western Australia 'Snapshot' - Click here
Electorate Analysis
An analysis of AISWA member schools by electorate:
Electorate pamphlet (pdf 62 kB)
