Perth College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Lawley, Western Australia 6050 · Stirling LGA
#18 of 172 combined schools in WA
#212 of 1,259 nationally
About Perth College
Perth College is an independent girls' combined (K–12) school located in Mount Lawley, Western Australia (6050), within the Stirling local government area. It caters for students from PP to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 889 students. The school is affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of WA.
Perth College has an ICSEA value of 1138, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 93rd percentile of Australian schools. 58% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 4% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 118 teachers (99.3 full-time equivalent) and 94 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Perth College scores 72.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of combined schools nationally and 18th of 172 combined schools in WA (5th of 9 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. Perth College appears for 5 courses.
Courses
Chemistry · Literature · Mathematics Applications · Mathematics Methods · 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 1138
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)58% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-10% enrolments since 2020 (area median +5%)
- 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 Perth College's 889 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Perth College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Perth College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mount Lawley Primary School
Mount Lawley · Government primary · K-6
543 students · ICSEA 1155 · 603 m away
Sacred Heart Primary School
Highgate · Catholic primary · PP-6
180 students · ICSEA 1124 · 1.0 km away
Mount Lawley Senior High School
Mount Lawley · Government high school · 7-12
2,041 students · ICSEA 1103 · 1.1 km away
St Paul's Primary School
Mount Lawley · Catholic primary · PP-6
186 students · ICSEA 1141 · 1.3 km away
Highgate Primary School
Highgate · Government primary · K-6
943 students · ICSEA 1110 · 1.3 km away
North Perth Primary School
North Perth · Government primary · K-6
470 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.8 km away
Inglewood Primary School
Inglewood · Government primary · K-6
630 students · ICSEA 1127 · 1.9 km away
St Peter's Primary School
Inglewood · Catholic primary · PP-6
626 students · ICSEA 1107 · 2.3 km away
Coolbinia Primary School
Coolbinia · Government primary · K-6
401 students · ICSEA 1139 · 2.5 km away
Sir David Brand School
Coolbinia · Government special · K-12
63 students · ICSEA 1032 · 2.6 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
The Japanese School in Perth
City Beach · Independent combined · 1-9
39 students · ICSEA 1140
Santa Maria College
Attadale · Independent combined · 5-12
1,334 students · ICSEA 1133
Penrhos College
Como · Independent combined · PP-12
1,033 students · ICSEA 1143
Wesley College
South Perth · Independent combined · PP-12
1,312 students · ICSEA 1147
Scotch College
Swanbourne · Independent combined · PP-12
1,552 students · ICSEA 1129
Carmel School
Dianella · Independent combined · PP-12
390 students · ICSEA 1149
Frequently asked questions
Is Perth College a public or private school?
Perth College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of WA.
What year levels does Perth College offer?
Perth College offers PP to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Perth College?
In 2025, Perth College had 889 enrolled students (889 girls, 0 boys), a change of -10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Perth College?
Perth College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1138. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Perth College rank in WA?
Perth College ranks 18th of 172 combined schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (72.8/100), and 212th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Perth College?
Perth College has about 9.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Perth College?
In 2025, Perth College had 104 students in Year 7 and 116 in Year 12.
Is Perth College co-ed?
No. Perth College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Perth College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Perth College 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 Perth College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Yokine, about 3.7 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.