Kensington Secondary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Kensington, Western Australia 6151 · Victoria Park LGA
About Kensington Secondary School
Kensington Secondary School is a public special school located in Kensington, Western Australia (6151), within the Victoria Park local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 82 students (26 girls and 56 boys).
Kensington Secondary School has an ICSEA value of 1008, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 51st percentile of Australian schools. 18% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 30% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 17 teachers (14.4 full-time equivalent) and 52 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 37% over the past five years.
Kensington Secondary School is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Kensington Secondary School's 82 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Kensington Secondary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Kensington Secondary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Kensington Primary School
Kensington · Government primary · K-6
447 students · ICSEA 1121 · 630 m away
Kent Street Senior High School
Kensington · Government high school · 7-12
1,215 students · ICSEA 1041 · 822 m away
Collier Primary School
Como · Government primary · K-6
298 students · ICSEA 1076 · 1.2 km away
Regent College
Victoria Park · Independent primary · PP-6
340 students · ICSEA 1142 · 1.7 km away
Victoria Park Christian School
Victoria Park · Independent primary · PP-6
113 students · ICSEA 1035 · 1.7 km away
Penrhos College
Como · Independent combined · PP-12
1,033 students · ICSEA 1143 · 1.7 km away
Victoria Park Primary School
Victoria Park · Government primary · K-6
510 students · ICSEA 1127 · 1.8 km away
Ursula Frayne Catholic College
Victoria Park · Catholic combined · PP-12
1,442 students · ICSEA 1108 · 2.0 km away
Wesley College
South Perth · Independent combined · PP-12
1,312 students · ICSEA 1147 · 2.0 km away
Millen Primary School
East Victoria Park · Government primary · K-6
544 students · ICSEA 1084 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Gladys Newton School
Balga · Government special · K-12
157 students · ICSEA 1008
Cloverdale Education Support Centre
Cloverdale · Government special · K-6
99 students · ICSEA 1006
Kalamunda Primary Education Support Centre
Kalamunda · Government special · K-6
69 students · ICSEA 1015
North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre
Dianella · Government special · K-2
337 students · ICSEA 1016
Kalamunda Secondary Education Support Centre
Kalamunda · Government special · 7-12
45 students · ICSEA 1000
South Ballajura Education Support Centre
Ballajura · Government special · K-6
97 students · ICSEA 999
Frequently asked questions
Is Kensington Secondary School a public or private school?
Kensington Secondary School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Kensington Secondary School offer?
Kensington Secondary School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Kensington Secondary School?
In 2025, Kensington Secondary School had 82 enrolled students (26 girls, 56 boys), a change of 37% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Kensington Secondary School?
Kensington Secondary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1008. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Kensington Secondary School?
Kensington Secondary School has about 5.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Kensington Secondary School?
In 2025, Kensington Secondary School had 18 students in Year 7 and 16 in Year 12.
Is Kensington Secondary School co-ed?
Yes. Kensington Secondary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Kensington Secondary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Kensington Secondary 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 Kensington Secondary School?
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