Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gelorup, Western Australia 6230 · Capel LGA
#36 of 172 combined schools in WA
#391 of 1,259 nationally
About Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School
Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Gelorup, Western Australia (6230), within the Capel local government area. It caters for students from PP to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 663 students (328 girls and 335 boys). The school is affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of WA.
Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School has an ICSEA value of 1100, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 84th percentile of Australian schools. 42% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 72 teachers (64.0 full-time equivalent) and 59 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School scores 63.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of combined schools nationally and 36th of 172 combined schools in WA (1st of 2 in the Capel area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1100
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)42% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+6% enrolments since 2020 (area median +9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-28 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 Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School's 663 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bunbury Baptist College
Dalyellup · Independent combined · PP-12
792 students · ICSEA 1013 · 1.2 km away
Dalyellup College
Dalyellup · Government high school · 7-12
576 students · ICSEA 970 · 1.3 km away
Tuart Forest Primary School
Dalyellup · Government primary · K-6
459 students · ICSEA 967 · 1.5 km away
Dalyellup Primary School
Dalyellup · Government primary · K-6
448 students · ICSEA 970 · 1.6 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
Bunbury · Catholic primary · PP-6
418 students · ICSEA 1041 · 3.5 km away
Maidens Park Primary School
Bunbury · Government primary · K-6
178 students · ICSEA 823 · 4.1 km away
Manea Senior College
Bunbury · Government high school · 11-12
547 students · ICSEA 1033 · 4.6 km away
Newton Moore Senior High School
South Bunbury · Government high school · 7-12
485 students · ICSEA 903 · 5.1 km away
Newton Moore Education Support Centre
Bunbury · Government special · 7-12
80 students · ICSEA 995 · 5.1 km away
Adam Road Primary School
South Bunbury · Government primary · K-6
418 students · ICSEA 933 · 5.2 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Guildford Grammar School
Guildford · Independent combined · PP-12
1,225 students · ICSEA 1100
Lake Joondalup Baptist College
Joondalup · Independent combined · PP-12
1,282 students · ICSEA 1102
Margaret River Montessori School - Margaret River campus
Margaret River · Independent combined · PP-11
141 students · ICSEA 1094
Providence Christian College
Southern River · Independent combined · PP-12
1,041 students · ICSEA 1109
Perth Waldorf School
Bibra Lake · Independent combined · PP-12
561 students · ICSEA 1091
St Mark's Anglican Community School
Hillarys · Independent combined · PP-12
1,856 students · ICSEA 1112
Frequently asked questions
Is Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School a public or private school?
Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of WA.
What year levels does Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School offer?
Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School offers PP to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School?
In 2025, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School had 663 enrolled students (328 girls, 335 boys), a change of 6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School?
Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1100. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School rank in WA?
Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School ranks 36th of 172 combined schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (63.9/100), and 391st of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School?
Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School has about 10.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School?
In 2025, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School had 71 students in Year 7 and 55 in Year 12.
Is Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School co-ed?
Yes. Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Bunbury Cathedral Grammar 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.
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