Perth Modern School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Subiaco, Western Australia 6008 · Subiaco LGA
About Perth Modern School
Perth Modern School is a public high school located in Subiaco, Western Australia (6008), within the Subiaco local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,472 students (652 girls and 820 boys).
Perth Modern School has an ICSEA value of 1230, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 99th percentile of Australian schools. 79% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 124 teachers (105.1 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Perth Modern School scores 75.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of secondary schools nationally and 10th of 140 secondary schools in WA (2nd of 2 in the Subiaco 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 Modern School appears for 23 courses.
Courses
Ancient History · Biology · Chemistry · Chinese: Second Language · Design · Drama · Economics · Engineering Studies · English · French: Second Language · Geography · Japanese: Second Language · Literature · Mathematics Applications · Mathematics Methods · Mathematics Specialist · Modern History · Music · Philosophy and Ethics · Physics · Politics and Law · Psychology · Tamil: Background Language
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 1230
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)79% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-7 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 Modern School's 1,472 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Perth Modern School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Perth Modern School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bob Hawke College
Subiaco · Government high school · 7-12
1,972 students · ICSEA 1129 · 479 m away
West Leederville Primary School
Leederville · Government primary · K-6
551 students · ICSEA 1146 · 815 m away
School Of Isolated and Distance Education
Leederville · Government combined · K-12
336 students · ICSEA 1063 · 1.1 km away
Subiaco Primary School
Subiaco · Government primary · K-6
706 students · ICSEA 1169 · 1.5 km away
Aranmore Catholic Primary School
Leederville · Catholic primary · PP-6
179 students · ICSEA 1084 · 2.0 km away
Aranmore Catholic College
Leederville · Catholic high school · 7-12
739 students · ICSEA 991 · 2.1 km away
St George's Anglican Grammar School
Perth · Independent high school · 7-12
596 students · ICSEA 1139 · 2.1 km away
North Perth Primary School
North Perth · Government primary · K-6
470 students · ICSEA 1135 · 2.5 km away
TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear)
Wembley · Independent special · U
265 students · ICSEA 1097 · 2.7 km away
Rosalie Primary School
Shenton Park · Government primary · K-6
470 students · ICSEA 1178 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Shenton College
Shenton Park · Government high school · 7-12
2,757 students · ICSEA 1160
Rossmoyne Senior High School
Rossmoyne · Government high school · 7-12
2,824 students · ICSEA 1135
Willetton Senior High School
Willetton · Government high school · 7-12
2,767 students · ICSEA 1131
John Curtin College Of The Arts
Fremantle · Government high school · 7-12
1,768 students · ICSEA 1129
Bob Hawke College
Subiaco · Government high school · 7-12
1,972 students · ICSEA 1129
Applecross Senior High School
Ardross · Government high school · 7-12
1,962 students · ICSEA 1120
Frequently asked questions
Is Perth Modern School a public or private school?
Perth Modern School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Perth Modern School offer?
Perth Modern School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Perth Modern School?
In 2025, Perth Modern School had 1,472 enrolled students (652 girls, 820 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Perth Modern School?
Perth Modern School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1230. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Perth Modern School rank in WA?
Perth Modern School ranks 10th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (75.8/100), and 145th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Perth Modern School?
Perth Modern School has about 14.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Perth Modern School?
In 2025, Perth Modern School had 242 students in Year 7 and 249 in Year 12.
Is Perth Modern School co-ed?
Yes. Perth Modern School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Perth Modern School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Perth Modern 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 Perth Modern School?
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