WA School Ranking 2023 | Top Schools in WA

Top Schools in WA

About this guide

Think of this page almost like a school counselor, helping you through the tough decision of choosing the best school for your child. It includes a table of school rankings, which provides a simple way for you to compare the state’s top 100 schools based on how well their students scored in the ATAR. You’ll also find some handy articles filled with helpful tips and advice on the benefits of tutoring and how to choose the right school for you.

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What is an ATAR score?

The ATAR is a rank rather than a mark and indicates a student’s overall academic achievement in relation to other students. If you want to go to uni, you’ll need an ATAR. Find out how your ATAR is calculated here:

How are the WA rankings calculated?

The table below shows the top 100 schools in Western Australia, ranked by the median ATAR score, the midpoint of all ATAR scores achieved by students at each school.

Top 100 High Schools in WA

2020 Rank	School Name	Median ATAR	No. eligible Yr 12 students	No. Students with an ATAR	% students with an ATAR	Location	Postcode	State
1	Perth Modern School	97.55	242	242	100	Subiaco	6008	WA
2	St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls	92.7	147	134	91.16	Mosman Park	6012	WA
3	Christ Church Grammar School	92.5	190	175	92.11	Claremont	6010	WA
4	Penrhos College	90.65	135	116	85.93	Como	6152	WA
5	Methodist Ladies' College	90.55	126	112	88.89	Claremont	6010	WA
6	Hale School	90.35	194	169	87.11	Wembley Downs	6019	WA
7	St Mary's Anglican Girls' School	90.3	153	128	83.66	Karrinyup	6018	WA
8	John XXIII College	89.5	168	132	78.57	Mount Claremont	6010	WA
9	Perth College	89.4	129	116	89.92	Mount Lawley	6050	WA
10	Santa Maria College	89.35	176	120	68.18	Attadale	6156	WA
11	Presbyterian Ladies' College	89.2	109	97	88.99	Peppermint Grove	6011	WA
12	Kennedy Baptist College	88.95	167	84	50.3	Murdoch	6150	WA
13	Carmel School	88.85	33	32	96.97	Dianella	6059	WA
14	Shenton College	88.6	343	246	71.72	Shenton Park	6008	WA
15	Mercedes College	88.55	139	101	72.66	Perth	6000	WA
16	Rossmoyne Senior High School	88.4	368	274	74.46	Rossmoyne	6148	WA
17	Iona Presentation College	87.8	134	91	67.91	Mosman Park	6012	WA
18	Willetton Senior High School	87.75	393	277	70.48	Willetton	6155	WA
19	Sacred Heart College	87.6	229	147	64.19	Sorrento	6020	WA
20	Mount Lawley Senior High School	86.45	234	152	64.96	Mount Lawley	6050	WA
21	All Saints' College	86.35	146	120	82.19	Bull Creek	6149	WA
22	Churchlands Senior High School	85.9	415	263	63.37	Churchlands	6018	WA
23	Aquinas College	85.85	174	108	62.07	Salter Point	6152	WA
24	Scotch College	85.35	175	130	74.29	Swanbourne	6010	WA
25	John Curtin College of the Arts	85.25	224	146	65.18	Fremantle	6160	WA
25	Mazenod College	85.25	122	61	50	Lesmurdie	6076	WA
27	Our Lady of Mercy College	85.2	54	25	46.3	Australind	6233	WA
28	Corpus Christi College	84.95	228	140	61.4	Bateman	6150	WA
29	Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School	84.8	75	61	81.33	Gelorup	6230	WA
29	Chisholm Catholic College	84.8	234	126	53.85	Bedford	6052	WA
31	St Stephen's School	84.75	194	107	55.15	Duncraig	6023	WA
32	Duncraig Senior High School	84.5	190	95	50	Duncraig	6023	WA
32	Mandurah Catholic College	84.5	199	83	41.71	Mandurah	6210	WA
34	Applecross Senior High School	84.3	234	145	61.97	Ardross	6153	WA
35	Comet Bay College	84	245	52	21.22	Secret Harbour	6173	WA
35	John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School	84	167	84	50.3	Mirrabooka	6061	WA
37	Wesley College	83.9	144	119	82.64	South Perth	6151	WA
38	Providence Christian College	83.85	57	35	61.4	Southern River	6110	WA
39	Butler College	83.7	170	36	21.18	Butler	6036	WA
40	John Wollaston Anglican Community School	83.3	75	29	38.67	Camillo	6111	WA
41	Ursula Frayne Catholic College	83.15	115	82	71.3	Victoria Park	6100	WA
42	St Norbert College	83	136	43	31.62	Queens Park	6107	WA
43	Trinity College	82.85	136	90	66.18	East Perth	6004	WA
44	Newman College	82.7	171	112	65.5	Churchlands	6018	WA
45	Georgiana Molloy Anglican School	82.6	62	39	62.9	Yalyalup	6280	WA
46	Mercy College	82.5	166	57	34.34	Koondoola	6064	WA
47	Carine Senior High School	82.35	197	85	43.15	Carine	6020	WA
47	Margaret River Senior High School	82.35	116	46	39.66	Margaret River	6285	WA
49	Christian Brothers College,Fremantle,WA,6160	82.2	112	66	58.93	Fremantle	6160	WA
50	Kingsway Christian College	81.65	102	77	75.49	Darch	6065	WA
51	Living Waters Lutheran College	81.5	57	21	36.84	Warnbro	6169	WA
52	Guildford Grammar School	81.35	107	81	75.7	Guildford	6055	WA
53	La Salle College	81.25	208	59	28.37	Middle Swan	6056	WA
53	Swan Valley Anglican Community School	81.25	82	41	50	Aveley	6069	WA
55	Peter Moyes Anglican Community School	81.05	90	57	63.33	Mindarie	6030	WA
56	John Calvin Christian College	80.95	46	31	67.39	Armadale	6112	WA
57	Belmont City College	80.85	97	26	26.8	Belmont	6104	WA
58	Emmanuel Catholic College	80.8	162	43	26.54	Success	6164	WA
58	St Mark's Anglican Community School	80.8	154	113	73.38	Hillarys	6025	WA
60	Prendiville Catholic College	80.45	159	85	53.46	Ocean Reef	6027	WA
61	Melville Senior High School	80.35	197	92	46.7	Melville	6156	WA
62	Carey Baptist College,Harrisdale,WA,6112	80.3	114	69	60.53	Harrisdale	6112	WA
62	Tranby College	80.3	64	27	42.19	Baldivis	6171	WA
64	Manjimup Senior High School	80.05	100	28	28	Manjimup	6258	WA
65	Servite College	80	152	67	44.08	Tuart Hill	6060	WA
66	Cape Naturaliste College	79.95	110	35	31.82	Vasse	6280	WA
67	Esperance Senior High School	79.9	124	42	33.87	Esperance	6450	WA
68	Canning Vale College	79.8	207	82	39.61	Canning Vale	6155	WA
69	Frederick Irwin Anglican School	79.65	120	92	76.67	Mandurah	6210	WA
70	St Mary MacKillop College	79.3	97	51	52.58	Busselton	6280	WA
71	Bunbury Catholic College	78.95	93	34	36.56	Bunbury	6230	WA
71	Lesmurdie Senior High School	78.95	124	44	35.48	Lesmurdie	6076	WA
73	Denmark Senior High School	78.9	47	20	42.55	Denmark	6333	WA
74	John Forrest Secondary College	78.7	161	52	32.3	Morley	6062	WA
75	Ashdale Secondary College	78.65	218	84	38.53	Darch	6065	WA
76	Australind Senior High School	78.4	147	35	23.81	Australind	6233	WA
77	Woodvale Secondary College	77.65	211	100	47.39	Woodvale	6026	WA
78	Helena College	77.35	68	62	91.18	Glen Forrest	6071	WA
79	Bunbury Senior High School	77.3	107	40	37.38	Bunbury	6230	WA
80	Lake Joondalup Baptist College	77.25	133	85	63.91	Joondalup	6027	WA
81	Manea Senior College	77.05	334	90	26.95	Bunbury	6230	WA
81	Nagle Catholic College	77.05	131	54	41.22	Geraldton	6530	WA
83	Ocean Reef Senior High School	76.35	143	58	40.56	Ocean Reef	6027	WA
84	Great Southern Grammar	76.05	83	54	65.06	Kalgan	6330	WA
85	Al-Ameen College	75.9	37	26	70.27	Langford	6147	WA
86	Greenwood College	75.75	125	46	36.8	Greenwood	6024	WA
87	Como Secondary College	75.7	126	77	61.11	Como	6152	WA
88	Ellenbrook Christian College	75.65	43	22	51.16	Ellenbrook	6069	WA
89	Leeming Senior High School	75.6	147	65	44.22	Leeming	6149	WA
90	Broome Senior High School	75.45	94	36	38.3	Broome	6725	WA
91	Seton Catholic College	75.35	153	60	39.22	Samson	6163	WA
92	Joseph Banks Secondary College	74.95	203	51	25.12	Banksia Grove	6031	WA
93	Kent Street Senior High School	74.65	134	45	33.58	East Victoria Park	6101	WA
93	Swan Christian College	74.65	163	64	39.26	Middle Swan	6056	WA
95	Geraldton Grammar School	74.45	42	34	80.95	Geraldton	6530	WA
96	Lynwood Senior High School	74.35	228	48	21.05	Parkwood	6147	WA
97	Kolbe Catholic College	74.25	158	65	41.14	Rockingham	6168	WA
98	Holy Cross College	74.2	83	37	44.58	Ellenbrook	6069	WA
99	St Brigid's College	73.85	103	61	59.22	Lesmurdie	6076	WA
100	Morley Senior High School	73.7	161	71	44.1	Noranda	6062	WA