Katanning Senior High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Katanning, Western Australia 6317 · Katanning LGA
#124 of 140 high schools in WA
#1330 of 1,472 nationally
About Katanning Senior High School
Katanning Senior High School is a public high school located in Katanning, Western Australia (6317), within the Katanning local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 355 students (166 girls and 189 boys).
Katanning Senior High School has an ICSEA value of 886, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 8th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 62% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 32 teachers (31.4 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Katanning Senior High School scores 24.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 124th of 140 secondary schools in WA.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 886
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+9% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-14 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 Katanning Senior High School's 355 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Katanning Senior High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Katanning Senior High School
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Similar schools
Government secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Hedland Senior High School
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1,138 students · ICSEA 886
Cecil Andrews College
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767 students · ICSEA 886
Geraldton Senior High School
Geraldton · Government high school · 7-12
786 students · ICSEA 883
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School
Kalgoorlie · Government high school · 7-10
854 students · ICSEA 890
Tom Price Senior High School
Tom Price · Government high school · 7-12
311 students · ICSEA 896
Northam Senior High School
Northam · Government high school · 7-12
669 students · ICSEA 898
Frequently asked questions
Is Katanning Senior High School a public or private school?
Katanning Senior High School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Katanning Senior High School offer?
Katanning Senior High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Katanning Senior High School?
In 2025, Katanning Senior High School had 355 enrolled students (166 girls, 189 boys), a change of 9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Katanning Senior High School?
Katanning Senior High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 886. 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 Katanning Senior High School rank in WA?
Katanning Senior High School ranks 124th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (24.3/100), and 1330th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Katanning Senior High School?
Katanning Senior High School has about 11.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Katanning Senior High School?
In 2025, Katanning Senior High School had 57 students in Year 7 and 33 in Year 12.
Is Katanning Senior High School co-ed?
Yes. Katanning Senior High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Katanning Senior High School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Katanning Senior 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Katanning Senior High School?
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