Margaret River Senior High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Margaret River, Western Australia 6285 · Augusta Margaret River LGA
About Margaret River Senior High School
Margaret River Senior High School is a public high school located in Margaret River, Western Australia (6285), within the Augusta Margaret River local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,196 students (567 girls and 629 boys).
Margaret River Senior High School has an ICSEA value of 1048, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 67th percentile of Australian schools. 21% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 95 teachers (81.3 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Margaret River Senior High School scores 62.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 32nd 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. Margaret River Senior High School appears for 4 courses.
Courses
Biology · English · Human Biology · Literature
WA does not publish median ATARs by school; this list is the official per-school measure of top-end achievement. See WA schools with the most top-performing ATAR students.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1048
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)21% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+9% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+9 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 Margaret River Senior High School's 1,196 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Margaret River Senior High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Margaret River Senior High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Margaret River Montessori School - Margaret River campus
Margaret River · Independent combined · PP-11
141 students · ICSEA 1094 · 606 m away
Margaret River Primary School
Margaret River · Government primary · K-6
568 students · ICSEA 1043 · 673 m away
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Margaret River · Catholic primary · PP-6
173 students · ICSEA 1060 · 921 m away
Rapids Landing Primary School
Margaret River · Government primary · K-6
425 students · ICSEA 1013 · 1.1 km away
Margaret River Independent School
Forest Grove · Independent primary · PP-6
156 students · ICSEA 1057 · 12 km away
Cowaramup Primary School
Cowaramup · Government primary · K-6
400 students · ICSEA 1053 · 12 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
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
Kent Street Senior High School
Kensington · Government high school · 7-12
1,215 students · ICSEA 1041
Ocean Reef Senior High School
Ocean Reef · Government high school · 7-12
1,353 students · ICSEA 1055
Como Secondary College
Como · Government high school · 7-12
838 students · ICSEA 1056
Ashdale Secondary College
Darch · Government high school · 7-12
1,854 students · ICSEA 1039
Frequently asked questions
Is Margaret River Senior High School a public or private school?
Margaret River Senior High School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Margaret River Senior High School offer?
Margaret River Senior High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Margaret River Senior High School?
In 2025, Margaret River Senior High School had 1,196 enrolled students (567 girls, 629 boys), a change of 9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Margaret River Senior High School?
Margaret River Senior High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1048. 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.
How does Margaret River Senior High School rank in WA?
Margaret River Senior High School ranks 32nd of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (62.0/100), and 467th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Margaret River Senior High School?
Margaret River Senior High School has about 14.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Margaret River Senior High School?
In 2025, Margaret River Senior High School had 215 students in Year 7 and 167 in Year 12.
Is Margaret River Senior High School co-ed?
Yes. Margaret River Senior High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Margaret River Senior High School?
There are 6 other schools within 15 km of Margaret River 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 Margaret River Senior High School?
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