Applecross Senior High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ardross, Western Australia 6153 · Melville LGA
About Applecross Senior High School
Applecross Senior High School is a public high school located in Ardross, Western Australia (6153), within the Melville local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,962 students (966 girls and 996 boys).
Applecross Senior High School has an ICSEA value of 1120, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 89th percentile of Australian schools. 46% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 131 teachers (124.5 full-time equivalent) and 64 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 18% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Applecross Senior High School scores 75.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of secondary schools nationally and 9th of 140 secondary schools in WA (2nd of 6 in the Melville area).
Year 12 ATAR results (2025)
The School Curriculum and Standards Authority lists, for every ATAR course, the schools whose students had combined scores in the top 15% of that course. Applecross Senior High School appears for 6 courses.
Courses
Biology · Design · Physical Education Studies · Politics and Law · Psychology · Visual Arts
WA does not publish median ATARs by school; this list is the official per-school measure of top-end achievement. See WA schools with the most top-performing ATAR students.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1120
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)46% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+18% enrolments since 2020 (area median +7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+10 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Applecross Senior High School's 1,962 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Applecross Senior High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Applecross Senior High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ardross Primary School
Ardross · Government primary · K-6
448 students · ICSEA 1149 · 142 m away
Booragoon Primary School
Booragoon · Government primary · K-6
435 students · ICSEA 1121 · 1.0 km away
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Mount Pleasant · Government primary · K-6
564 students · ICSEA 1146 · 1.1 km away
St Benedict's School
Applecross · Catholic primary · PP-6
336 students · ICSEA 1152 · 1.3 km away
Brentwood Primary School
Brentwood · Government primary · K-6
331 students · ICSEA 1116 · 1.9 km away
Applecross Primary School
Applecross · Government primary · K-6
571 students · ICSEA 1155 · 2.1 km away
Bateman Primary School
Bateman · Government primary · K-6
371 students · ICSEA 1126 · 2.7 km away
Melville Primary School
Melville · Government primary · K-6
670 students · ICSEA 1119 · 2.9 km away
Winthrop Primary School
Winthrop · Government primary · K-6
603 students · ICSEA 1143 · 2.9 km away
Aquinas College
Salter Point · Catholic combined · PP-12
1,332 students · ICSEA 1110 · 3.0 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Churchlands Senior High School
Churchlands · Government high school · 7-12
2,221 students · ICSEA 1115
John Curtin College Of The Arts
Fremantle · Government high school · 7-12
1,768 students · ICSEA 1129
Bob Hawke College
Subiaco · Government high school · 7-12
1,972 students · ICSEA 1129
Willetton Senior High School
Willetton · Government high school · 7-12
2,767 students · ICSEA 1131
Rossmoyne Senior High School
Rossmoyne · Government high school · 7-12
2,824 students · ICSEA 1135
Carine Senior High School
Carine · Government high school · 7-12
2,545 students · ICSEA 1105
Frequently asked questions
Is Applecross Senior High School a public or private school?
Applecross Senior High School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Applecross Senior High School offer?
Applecross Senior High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Applecross Senior High School?
In 2025, Applecross Senior High School had 1,962 enrolled students (966 girls, 996 boys), a change of 18% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Applecross Senior High School?
Applecross Senior High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1120. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Applecross Senior High School rank in WA?
Applecross Senior High School ranks 9th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (75.9/100), and 137th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Applecross Senior High School?
Applecross Senior High School has about 15.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Applecross Senior High School?
In 2025, Applecross Senior High School had 365 students in Year 7 and 276 in Year 12.
Is Applecross Senior High School co-ed?
Yes. Applecross Senior High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Applecross Senior High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Applecross Senior High School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Applecross Senior High School?
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