Highgate Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Highgate, Western Australia 6003 · Vincent LGA
About Highgate Primary School
Highgate Primary School is a public primary school located in Highgate, Western Australia (6003), within the Vincent local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 943 students (438 girls and 505 boys).
Highgate Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1110, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 87th percentile of Australian schools. 46% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 72 teachers (58.1 full-time equivalent) and 41 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 21% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Highgate Primary School scores 70.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 81st of 583 primary schools in WA (4th of 6 in the Vincent area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1110
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)46% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+21% enrolments since 2020 (area median +8%)
- 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 Highgate Primary School's 943 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Highgate Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Highgate Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Sacred Heart Primary School
Highgate · Catholic primary · PP-6
180 students · ICSEA 1124 · 375 m away
Perth College
Mount Lawley · Independent combined · PP-12
889 students · ICSEA 1138 · 1.3 km away
North Perth Primary School
North Perth · Government primary · K-6
470 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.6 km away
Mercedes College
Perth · Independent high school · 7-12
910 students · ICSEA 1122 · 1.6 km away
St George's Anglican Grammar School
Perth · Independent high school · 7-12
596 students · ICSEA 1139 · 1.7 km away
St Paul's Primary School
Mount Lawley · Catholic primary · PP-6
186 students · ICSEA 1141 · 1.7 km away
Mount Lawley Primary School
Mount Lawley · Government primary · K-6
543 students · ICSEA 1155 · 1.9 km away
Mount Lawley Senior High School
Mount Lawley · Government high school · 7-12
2,041 students · ICSEA 1103 · 2.2 km away
School Of Isolated and Distance Education
Leederville · Government combined · K-12
336 students · ICSEA 1063 · 2.5 km away
Trinity College
East Perth · Catholic combined · 4-12
1,347 students · ICSEA 1113 · 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Deanmore Primary School
Karrinyup · Government primary · K-6
486 students · ICSEA 1111
Sorrento Primary School
Sorrento · Government primary · K-6
442 students · ICSEA 1109
Banksia Park Primary School
Leeming · Government primary · K-6
286 students · ICSEA 1109
North Fremantle Primary School
North Fremantle · Government primary · K-6
157 students · ICSEA 1112
Bicton Primary School
Bicton · Government primary · K-6
562 students · ICSEA 1113
Palmyra Primary School
Palmyra · Government primary · K-6
536 students · ICSEA 1113
Frequently asked questions
Is Highgate Primary School a public or private school?
Highgate Primary School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Highgate Primary School offer?
Highgate Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Highgate Primary School?
In 2025, Highgate Primary School had 943 enrolled students (438 girls, 505 boys), a change of 21% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Highgate Primary School?
Highgate Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1110. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Highgate Primary School rank in WA?
Highgate Primary School ranks 81st of 583 primary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (70.7/100), and 955th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Highgate Primary School?
Highgate Primary School has about 15.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Pre-primary at Highgate Primary School each year?
In 2025, Highgate Primary School had 102 students in Pre-primary and 119 in Year 6.
Is Highgate Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Highgate Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Highgate Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Highgate Primary 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 Highgate Primary School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Victoria Park, about 4.2 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.