Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 6430 · Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGA
#135 of 140 high schools in WA
#1451 of 1,472 nationally
About Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School is a public high school located in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia (6430), within the Kalgoorlie-Boulder local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 854 students (394 girls and 460 boys).
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School has an ICSEA value of 890, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 9th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 64% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 69 teachers (68.0 full-time equivalent) and 38 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.6 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School scores 15.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 135th of 140 secondary schools in WA (3rd of 3 in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 890
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- 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 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School's 854 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre
Kalgoorlie · Government special · 7-12
47 students · ICSEA 879 · 0 m away
South Kalgoorlie Primary School
Kalgoorlie · Government primary · K-6
350 students · ICSEA 909 · 708 m away
St Joseph's School
Boulder · Catholic primary · PP-6
193 students · ICSEA 994 · 1.6 km away
Boulder Primary School
Boulder · Government primary · K-6
263 students · ICSEA 869 · 1.6 km away
O'Connor Primary School
Kalgoorlie · Government primary · K-6
761 students · ICSEA 922 · 1.6 km away
O'Connor Education Support Centre
Boulder · Government special · K-6
52 students · ICSEA 920 · 1.7 km away
Goldfields Baptist College
Somerville · Independent combined · PP-11
239 students · ICSEA 1017 · 1.7 km away
Kalgoorlie School Of The Air
Boulder · Government primary · K-6
68 students · ICSEA 1029 · 1.8 km away
John Paul College
Kalgoorlie · Catholic high school · 7-12
699 students · ICSEA 1010 · 1.8 km away
Eastern Goldfields College
Kalgoorlie · Government high school · 11-12
485 students · ICSEA 954 · 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Katanning Senior High School
Katanning · Government high school · 7-12
355 students · ICSEA 886
Hedland Senior High School
South Hedland · Government high school · 7-12
1,138 students · ICSEA 886
Cecil Andrews College
Armadale · Government high school · 7-12
767 students · ICSEA 886
Tom Price Senior High School
Tom Price · Government high school · 7-12
311 students · ICSEA 896
Geraldton Senior High School
Geraldton · Government high school · 7-12
786 students · ICSEA 883
Northam Senior High School
Northam · Government high school · 7-12
669 students · ICSEA 898
Frequently asked questions
Is Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School a public or private school?
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School offer?
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School offers 7 to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School?
In 2025, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School had 854 enrolled students (394 girls, 460 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School?
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 890. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School rank in WA?
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School ranks 135th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (15.9/100), and 1451st of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School?
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School has about 12.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School?
In 2025, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School had 212 students in Year 7.
Is Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School co-ed?
Yes. Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community 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.
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