Balga Senior High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Balga, Western Australia 6061 · Stirling LGA
About Balga Senior High School
Balga Senior High School is a public high school located in Balga, Western Australia (6061), within the Stirling local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 596 students (286 girls and 310 boys).
Balga Senior High School has an ICSEA value of 909, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 13th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 61% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 70 teachers (61.7 full-time equivalent) and 48 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Balga Senior High School scores 36.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 89th of 140 secondary schools in WA (6th of 7 in the Stirling area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 909
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+4% enrolments since 2020 (area median +5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+34 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 Balga Senior High School's 596 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Balga Senior High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Balga Senior High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Warriapendi Primary School
Balga · Government primary · K-6
266 students · ICSEA 965 · 305 m away
Gladys Newton School
Balga · Government special · K-12
157 students · ICSEA 1008 · 440 m away
Majella Catholic Primary School
Balga · Catholic primary · PP-6
233 students · ICSEA 958 · 542 m away
Emmanuel Christian Community School
Girrawheen · Independent combined · PP-12
711 students · ICSEA 973 · 723 m away
Balga Primary School
Balga · Government primary · K-6
213 students · ICSEA 937 · 1.0 km away
North Balga Primary School
Balga · Government primary · K-6
276 students · ICSEA 922 · 1.1 km away
John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School
Mirrabooka · Independent combined · PP-12
1,702 students · ICSEA 1075 · 1.1 km away
Mercy College
Koondoola · Catholic combined · PP-12
1,574 students · ICSEA 988 · 1.2 km away
Roseworth Primary School
Girrawheen · Government primary · K-6
299 students · ICSEA 899 · 1.4 km away
Roseworth Education Support Centre
Girrawheen · Government special · K-6
70 students · ICSEA 959 · 1.4 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Coodanup College
Mandurah · Government high school · 7-12
886 students · ICSEA 911
Central Midlands Senior High School
Moora · Government high school · 7-12
196 students · ICSEA 904
Champion Bay Senior High School
Geraldton · Government high school · 7-12
847 students · ICSEA 914
Newton Moore Senior High School
South Bunbury · Government high school · 7-12
485 students · ICSEA 903
Newman Senior High School
Newman · Government high school · 7-12
357 students · ICSEA 901
Karratha Senior High School
Karratha · Government high school · 7-12
1,253 students · ICSEA 918
Frequently asked questions
Is Balga Senior High School a public or private school?
Balga Senior High School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Balga Senior High School offer?
Balga Senior High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Balga Senior High School?
In 2025, Balga Senior High School had 596 enrolled students (286 girls, 310 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Balga Senior High School?
Balga Senior High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 909. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Balga Senior High School rank in WA?
Balga Senior High School ranks 89th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (36.5/100), and 1034th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Balga Senior High School?
Balga Senior High School has about 9.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Balga Senior High School?
In 2025, Balga Senior High School had 73 students in Year 7 and 85 in Year 12.
Is Balga Senior High School co-ed?
Yes. Balga Senior High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Balga Senior High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Balga 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 Balga Senior High School?
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