Broome Senior High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Broome, Western Australia 6725 · Broome LGA
About Broome Senior High School
Broome Senior High School is a public high school located in Broome, Western Australia (6725), within the Broome local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 825 students (395 girls and 430 boys).
Broome Senior High School has an ICSEA value of 924, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 16th percentile of Australian schools. 11% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 33% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 76 teachers (71.9 full-time equivalent) and 54 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Broome Senior High School scores 31.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 98th of 140 secondary schools in WA.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 924
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)11% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)0% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-7 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 Broome Senior High School's 825 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Broome Senior High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Broome Senior High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Broome Primary School
Broome · Government primary · K-6
335 students · ICSEA 856 · 1.0 km away
St Mary's College
Broome · Catholic combined · PP-12
741 students · ICSEA 844 · 1.1 km away
St Martin de Porres School
Broome · Catholic special · 7-12
13 students · ICSEA 871 · 1.3 km away
Roebuck Primary School
Broome · Government primary · K-6
339 students · ICSEA 1006 · 1.6 km away
Cable Beach Primary School
Broome · Government primary · K-6
299 students · ICSEA 836 · 1.6 km away
Broome North Primary School
Broome · Government primary · K-6
396 students · ICSEA 998 · 3.2 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Gilmore College
Orelia · Government high school · 7-12
1,251 students · ICSEA 924
Clarkson Community High School
Clarkson · Government high school · 7-12
325 students · ICSEA 923
Armadale Senior High School
Armadale · Government high school · 7-12
762 students · ICSEA 920
Collie Senior High School
Collie · Government high school · 7-12
537 students · ICSEA 920
Swan View Senior High School
Swan View · Government high school · 7-12
706 students · ICSEA 919
Karratha Senior High School
Karratha · Government high school · 7-12
1,253 students · ICSEA 918
Frequently asked questions
Is Broome Senior High School a public or private school?
Broome Senior High School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Broome Senior High School offer?
Broome Senior High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Broome Senior High School?
In 2025, Broome Senior High School had 825 enrolled students (395 girls, 430 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Broome Senior High School?
Broome Senior High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 924. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Broome Senior High School rank in WA?
Broome Senior High School ranks 98th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (31.7/100), and 1139th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Broome Senior High School?
Broome Senior High School has about 11.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Broome Senior High School?
In 2025, Broome Senior High School had 150 students in Year 7 and 117 in Year 12.
Is Broome Senior High School co-ed?
Yes. Broome Senior High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Broome Senior High School?
There are 6 other schools within 15 km of Broome 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 Broome Senior High School?
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