Como Secondary College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Como, Western Australia 6152 · South Perth LGA
About Como Secondary College
Como Secondary College is a public high school located in Como, Western Australia (6152), within the South Perth local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 838 students (392 girls and 446 boys).
Como Secondary College has an ICSEA value of 1056, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 71st percentile of Australian schools. 31% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 17% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 68 teachers (63.0 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Como Secondary College scores 58.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 39th of 140 secondary schools in WA.
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. Como Secondary College appears for 1 course.
Courses
Applied Information Technology
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Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1056
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)31% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-3% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-22 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 Como Secondary College's 838 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Como Secondary College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Como Secondary College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Curtin Primary School
Manning · Government primary · K-6
138 students · ICSEA 1036 · 562 m away
Penrhos College
Como · Independent combined · PP-12
1,033 students · ICSEA 1143 · 711 m away
Como Primary School
Como · Government primary · K-6
460 students · ICSEA 1140 · 1.1 km away
Collier Primary School
Como · Government primary · K-6
298 students · ICSEA 1076 · 1.4 km away
Manning Primary School
Manning · Government primary · K-6
436 students · ICSEA 1105 · 1.4 km away
St Pius X Catholic School
Manning · Catholic primary · PP-6
172 students · ICSEA 1136 · 1.6 km away
Hensman Street Elementary
South Perth · Independent primary · PP-4
13 students · ICSEA 1080 · 2.2 km away
Aquinas College
Salter Point · Catholic combined · PP-12
1,332 students · ICSEA 1110 · 2.3 km away
Kensington Secondary School
Kensington · Government special · 7-12
82 students · ICSEA 1008 · 2.4 km away
South Perth Primary School
South Perth · Government primary · K-6
395 students · ICSEA 1122 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Ocean Reef Senior High School
Ocean Reef · Government high school · 7-12
1,353 students · ICSEA 1055
Margaret River Senior High School
Margaret River · Government high school · 7-12
1,196 students · ICSEA 1048
Piara Waters Senior High School
Piara Waters · Government high school · 7-9
558 students · ICSEA 1065
Woodvale Secondary College
Woodvale · Government high school · 7-12
1,251 students · ICSEA 1066
Mindarie Senior College
Mindarie · Government high school · 11-12
754 students · ICSEA 1045
Balcatta Senior High School
Balcatta · Government high school · 7-12
1,088 students · ICSEA 1045
Frequently asked questions
Is Como Secondary College a public or private school?
Como Secondary College is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Como Secondary College offer?
Como Secondary College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Como Secondary College?
In 2025, Como Secondary College had 838 enrolled students (392 girls, 446 boys), a change of -3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Como Secondary College?
Como Secondary College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1056. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Como Secondary College rank in WA?
Como Secondary College ranks 39th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (58.1/100), and 555th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Como Secondary College?
Como Secondary College has about 13.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Como Secondary College?
In 2025, Como Secondary College had 144 students in Year 7 and 124 in Year 12.
Is Como Secondary College co-ed?
Yes. Como Secondary College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Como Secondary College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Como Secondary 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 Como Secondary College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Victoria Park, about 4.1 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.