Mount Lawley Senior High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Lawley, Western Australia 6050 · Stirling LGA
About Mount Lawley Senior High School
Mount Lawley Senior High School is a public high school located in Mount Lawley, Western Australia (6050), within the Stirling local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 2,041 students (1,023 girls and 1,018 boys).
Mount Lawley Senior High School has an ICSEA value of 1103, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 85th percentile of Australian schools. 41% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 140 teachers (133.2 full-time equivalent) and 62 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 8% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount Lawley Senior High School scores 70.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 17th of 140 secondary schools in WA (3rd of 7 in the Stirling area).
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. Mount Lawley Senior High School appears for 5 courses.
Courses
Health Studies · Human Biology · Italian: Second Language · Media Production and Analysis · Modern History
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 1103
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)41% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+8% enrolments since 2020 (area median +5%)
- 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.
Enrolments by year level
How Mount Lawley Senior High School's 2,041 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount Lawley Senior High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount Lawley Senior High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mount Lawley Primary School
Mount Lawley · Government primary · K-6
543 students · ICSEA 1155 · 695 m away
St Paul's Primary School
Mount Lawley · Catholic primary · PP-6
186 students · ICSEA 1141 · 766 m away
Perth College
Mount Lawley · Independent combined · PP-12
889 students · ICSEA 1138 · 1.1 km away
Coolbinia Primary School
Coolbinia · Government primary · K-6
401 students · ICSEA 1139 · 1.4 km away
Sir David Brand School
Coolbinia · Government special · K-12
63 students · ICSEA 1032 · 1.5 km away
Inglewood Primary School
Inglewood · Government primary · K-6
630 students · ICSEA 1127 · 1.6 km away
North Perth Primary School
North Perth · Government primary · K-6
470 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.6 km away
St Peter's Primary School
Inglewood · Catholic primary · PP-6
626 students · ICSEA 1107 · 1.7 km away
Sacred Heart Primary School
Highgate · Catholic primary · PP-6
180 students · ICSEA 1124 · 1.8 km away
Kyilla Primary School
North Perth · Government primary · K-6
364 students · ICSEA 1132 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Carine Senior High School
Carine · Government high school · 7-12
2,545 students · ICSEA 1105
Churchlands Senior High School
Churchlands · Government high school · 7-12
2,221 students · ICSEA 1115
Applecross Senior High School
Ardross · Government high school · 7-12
1,962 students · ICSEA 1120
Duncraig Senior High School
Duncraig · Government high school · 7-12
1,851 students · ICSEA 1079
John Curtin College Of The Arts
Fremantle · Government high school · 7-12
1,768 students · ICSEA 1129
Leeming Senior High School
Leeming · Government high school · 7-12
1,164 students · ICSEA 1077
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Lawley Senior High School a public or private school?
Mount Lawley Senior High School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Mount Lawley Senior High School offer?
Mount Lawley Senior High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mount Lawley Senior High School?
In 2025, Mount Lawley Senior High School had 2,041 enrolled students (1,023 girls, 1,018 boys), a change of 8% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount Lawley Senior High School?
Mount Lawley Senior High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1103. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mount Lawley Senior High School rank in WA?
Mount Lawley Senior High School ranks 17th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (70.4/100), and 280th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Lawley Senior High School?
Mount Lawley Senior High School has about 15.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mount Lawley Senior High School?
In 2025, Mount Lawley Senior High School had 390 students in Year 7 and 301 in Year 12.
Is Mount Lawley Senior High School co-ed?
Yes. Mount Lawley Senior High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount Lawley Senior High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mount Lawley 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 Mount Lawley Senior High School?
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