Bob Hawke College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Subiaco, Western Australia 6008 · Subiaco LGA
About Bob Hawke College
Bob Hawke College is a public high school located in Subiaco, Western Australia (6008), within the Subiaco local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,972 students (945 girls and 1,027 boys).
Bob Hawke College has an ICSEA value of 1129, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 91st percentile of Australian schools. 52% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 4% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 136 teachers (128.1 full-time equivalent) and 62 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 625% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Bob Hawke College scores 80.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 3rd of 140 secondary schools in WA (1st of 2 in the Subiaco 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. Bob Hawke College appears for 13 courses.
Courses
Arabic · Biology · Business Management and Enterprise · Computer Science · Design · English as an Additional Language or Dialect · Geography · Health Studies · Italian: Second Language · Media Production and Analysis · Physics · Politics and Law · 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 1129
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)52% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+625% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+15 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 Bob Hawke College's 1,972 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bob Hawke College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bob Hawke College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Perth Modern School
Subiaco · Government high school · 7-12
1,472 students · ICSEA 1230 · 479 m away
West Leederville Primary School
Leederville · Government primary · K-6
551 students · ICSEA 1146 · 604 m away
Subiaco Primary School
Subiaco · Government primary · K-6
706 students · ICSEA 1169 · 1.1 km away
School Of Isolated and Distance Education
Leederville · Government combined · K-12
336 students · ICSEA 1063 · 1.3 km away
Aranmore Catholic Primary School
Leederville · Catholic primary · PP-6
179 students · ICSEA 1084 · 2.0 km away
Aranmore Catholic College
Leederville · Catholic high school · 7-12
739 students · ICSEA 991 · 2.2 km away
Jolimont Primary School
Jolimont · Government primary · K-6
421 students · ICSEA 1164 · 2.3 km away
Wembley Primary School
Wembley · Government primary · K-6
756 students · ICSEA 1166 · 2.4 km away
SEDA College WA
Wembley · Independent high school · 11-12
531 students · ICSEA 1014 · 2.4 km away
Rosalie Primary School
Shenton Park · Government primary · K-6
470 students · ICSEA 1178 · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
John Curtin College Of The Arts
Fremantle · Government high school · 7-12
1,768 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
Applecross Senior High School
Ardross · Government high school · 7-12
1,962 students · ICSEA 1120
Churchlands Senior High School
Churchlands · Government high school · 7-12
2,221 students · ICSEA 1115
Carine Senior High School
Carine · Government high school · 7-12
2,545 students · ICSEA 1105
Frequently asked questions
Is Bob Hawke College a public or private school?
Bob Hawke College is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Bob Hawke College offer?
Bob Hawke College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Bob Hawke College?
In 2025, Bob Hawke College had 1,972 enrolled students (945 girls, 1,027 boys), a change of 625% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bob Hawke College?
Bob Hawke College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1129. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Bob Hawke College rank in WA?
Bob Hawke College ranks 3rd of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (80.6/100), and 61st of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bob Hawke College?
Bob Hawke College has about 15.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Bob Hawke College?
In 2025, Bob Hawke College had 372 students in Year 7 and 271 in Year 12.
Is Bob Hawke College co-ed?
Yes. Bob Hawke College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bob Hawke College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Bob Hawke College 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 Bob Hawke College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Yokine, about 5.5 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.