Carnamah District High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Carnamah, Western Australia 6517 · Carnamah LGA
About Carnamah District High School
Carnamah District High School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Carnamah, Western Australia (6517), within the Carnamah local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 58 students (30 girls and 28 boys).
Carnamah District High School has an ICSEA value of 892, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 9th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 53% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 11 teachers (8.4 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 33% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Carnamah District High School scores 29.0 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 892
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)5% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-33% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-46 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 Carnamah District High School's 58 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Carnamah District High School have changed over the past decade.
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Similar schools
Government combined schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Northampton District High School
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138 students · ICSEA 884
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166 students · ICSEA 884
Shark Bay School
Denham · Government combined · K-12
85 students · ICSEA 901
Morawa District High School
Morawa · Government combined · K-12
209 students · ICSEA 902
Quairading District High School
Quairading · Government combined · K-12
133 students · ICSEA 879
Southern Cross District High School
Southern Cross · Government combined · K-12
54 students · ICSEA 874
Frequently asked questions
Is Carnamah District High School a public or private school?
Carnamah District High School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Carnamah District High School offer?
Carnamah District High School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Carnamah District High School?
In 2025, Carnamah District High School had 58 enrolled students (30 girls, 28 boys), a change of -33% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Carnamah District High School?
Carnamah District High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 892. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Carnamah District High School?
Carnamah District High School has about 6.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Carnamah District High School?
In 2025, Carnamah District High School had 2 students in Year 7 and 2 in Year 12.
Is Carnamah District High School co-ed?
Yes. Carnamah District High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
Where can I get tutoring near Carnamah District High School?
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