Ocean Reef Primary School is 25 km north of Perth in the suburb of Ocean Reef. Built in 1988, Ocean Reef Primary School caters for students from age 4 (kindergarten) to 12 (Year 7). The total student population is approximately 380. The majority of its students are drawn from the catchment area of Marmion Avenue, Hodges Drive and Ocean Reef Road. About 21% of the enrolment comes from outside this catchment area due to the school's academic reputation and the standard of student care. Cross-boundary students come from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds. The school is comprised of a modern set of buildings occupying an elevated position, overlooking the sea. The school follows the standard public school curriculum but offers within it, a nautical theme which includes a Navy Marching Band and community links to organisations such as HMAS Stirling and the Fremantle Maritime Museum. This theme extends to the school uniform, the whole-school incentive system, and to a Kindergarten through Year Seven maritime syllabus. This syllabus deals with such things as conservation, water safety, and learning to sail. Ocean Reef Primary School, not surprisingly, promotes itself under the banner of 'Clear Sailing Ahead'. The school takes academic achievement very seriously and has developed whole-school approaches to Literacy, Numeracy and Science. All staff focus their classroom presentations around the concept of explicit teaching. There is a strong belief in early intervention and in the principle of shared responsibility. All staff make themselves highly accountable and reporting to parents is clear and regular. A unique character and academic achievement have culminated in Ocean Reef Primary School be awarded the status of 'Independent Public School', one of less than 100 such schools in Western Australia.