Active Western Australian School Locations Semester 1 2023

Western Australian government data provides locations of active schools for the first semester of the 2023 school year. The dataset is maintained by the Department of Education and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Map school locations using geographic data formats like SHP or GeoJSON for spatial analysis
• Analyze school distribution patterns across Western Australia for regional planning
• Integrate school point data with demographic layers using the provided WFS or API services

Strengths

• Official data from the Department of Education, an authoritative government source
• Offered in multiple geographic formats including GeoJSON, SHP, and via an ArcGIS Server API
• Last updated in March 2026, indicating potential maintenance beyond the 2023 reference period

Limitations

• No row count or column details are provided, limiting assessment of dataset scale and features
• The core data reflects the 2023 school year and may not represent current school openings or closures
• License is Creative Commons Non-Commercial (CC-NC), restricting commercial applications

Provenance

Source

Department of Education, Government of Western Australia

Collection Method

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Time Range

Semester 1, 2023 school year

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-24.

Geography

Western Australia