Scaddan Primary School is situated approximately 50kms from Esperance, in a mixed agricultural community. Children are drawn from surrounding farms with children travelling some distance on one of the two buses servicing the school. It is an established farming area with strong family ties. The accessibility from Esperance means that many extra- curricular activities are easily accessed to broaden the children's opportunities. Many children are second generation students thus the parents have a strong interest in the progress and the development of the school. The school motto of Learning and Friendship is embedded throughout the school, from the Scaddan School Song (written by a community member) through to the many different learning programmes.

The town-site of Scaddan was named after Mr John Scaddan, former Premier of Western Australia. The town has a focal point in an active Country Club which offers lawn bowls and an 18 hole golf course. The existing school, built in 1970, was opened in 1973, and after strong community lobbying, and was increased to three classrooms in 1984, returning to two in 1987. 

In 2026

Scaddan Primary School operates with two full-time classrooms and one part-time classroom across Kindergarten to Year 6, including K/PP, Years 1–2 and Years 3–6 learning environments.

Our current staffing structure includes part-time teachers across both junior and senior classrooms, a curriculum support teacher, a part-time Early Childhood teacher, specialist Science/STEM and Health and Physical Education teachers, a teaching administrator, a part-time librarian and four part-time education assistants. This collaborative staffing model supports high-quality teaching, targeted intervention and strong support for student learning and wellbeing.

Our multi-age classroom structure encourages collaboration, peer leadership and strong cross-curricular learning opportunities, supporting students to develop independence, confidence and positive relationships while maximising learning outcomes.

Kindergarten students attend school from Tuesday to Thursday each week.

Student enrolments have fluctuated over time between the low 20s and low 50s. Current projections indicate continued growth, with enrolments expected to remain in the low 50s through 2027.