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Morley Senior High School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Noranda, Western Australia 6062 · Bayswater LGA

44.2/ 100
Success Index
Lower 50%

#71 of 140 high schools in WA
#857 of 1,472 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
1,013
-4% over 5 years
ICSEA
1008
50th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
13.7
73.9 FTE teachers
Year range
7-12

About Morley Senior High School

Morley Senior High School is a public high school located in Noranda, Western Australia (6062), within the Bayswater local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,013 students (462 girls and 551 boys).

Morley Senior High School has an ICSEA value of 1008, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 50th percentile of Australian schools. 12% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 32% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 78 teachers (73.9 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 4% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Morley Senior High School scores 44.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 71st of 140 secondary schools in WA (3rd of 4 in the Bayswater area).

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1008
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)12% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.7 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-4% enrolments since 2020 (area median +2%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-3 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.

Morley Senior High School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
462
Boys
551
Language background other than English
60%
Indigenous students
2%

Enrolments by year level

How Morley Senior High School's 1,013 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Year 7 cohort
140
Year 12 cohort
170

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Morley Senior High School have changed over the past decade.

8821,0231,1642015: 1,109 students2016: 1,056 students2017: 1,086 students2018: 1,054 students2019: 1,065 students2020: 1,058 students2021: 1,029 students2022: 980 students2023: 1,033 students2024: 1,038 students2025: 1,013 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Morley Senior High School a public or private school?

Morley Senior High School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.

What year levels does Morley Senior High School offer?

Morley Senior High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.

How many students attend Morley Senior High School?

In 2025, Morley Senior High School had 1,013 enrolled students (462 girls, 551 boys), a change of -4% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Morley Senior High School?

Morley Senior High 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.

How does Morley Senior High School rank in WA?

Morley Senior High School ranks 71st of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (44.2/100), and 857th of 1,472 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Morley Senior High School?

Morley Senior High School has about 13.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How big is the Year 7 cohort at Morley Senior High School?

In 2025, Morley Senior High School had 140 students in Year 7 and 170 in Year 12.

Is Morley Senior High School co-ed?

Yes. Morley Senior High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near Morley Senior High School?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Morley 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.

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