Piara Waters Senior High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Piara Waters, Western Australia 6112 · Armadale LGA
About Piara Waters Senior High School
Piara Waters Senior High School is a public high school located in Piara Waters, Western Australia (6112), within the Armadale local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 9 and in 2025 enrolled 558 students (303 girls and 255 boys).
Piara Waters Senior High School has an ICSEA value of 1065, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 74th percentile of Australian schools. 25% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 34 teachers (32.7 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.1 to 1.
On the Success Index, Piara Waters Senior High School scores 63.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 29th of 140 secondary schools in WA (2nd of 6 in the Armadale area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1065
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)25% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)17.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)Not available
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 Piara Waters Senior High School's 558 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Piara Waters Senior High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Piara Waters Senior High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Piara Waters Primary School
Piara Waters · Government primary · K-6
1,070 students · ICSEA 1078 · 1.1 km away
Aspiri Primary School
Piara Waters · Government primary · K-6
1,024 students · ICSEA 1091 · 1.6 km away
Riva Primary School
Piara Waters · Government primary · K-6
854 students · ICSEA 1066 · 2.2 km away
Harrisdale Senior High School
Harrisdale · Government high school · 7-12
2,303 students · ICSEA 1072 · 2.4 km away
Harrisdale Primary School
Harrisdale · Government primary · K-6
1,028 students · ICSEA 1092 · 2.6 km away
Treeby Primary School
Treeby · Government primary · K-6
559 students · ICSEA 1083 · 2.7 km away
St John Bosco College
Piara Waters · Catholic combined · PP-12
1,243 students · ICSEA 1063 · 2.8 km away
Carey Baptist College
Harrisdale · Independent combined · PP-12
1,484 students · ICSEA 1114 · 2.8 km away
North Harrisdale Primary School
Harrisdale · Government primary · K-6
805 students · ICSEA 1077 · 3.0 km away
Ranford Primary School
Canning Vale · Government primary · K-6
646 students · ICSEA 1102 · 3.5 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Woodvale Secondary College
Woodvale · Government high school · 7-12
1,251 students · ICSEA 1066
Melville Senior High School
Melville · Government high school · 7-12
1,398 students · ICSEA 1071
Harrisdale Senior High School
Harrisdale · Government high school · 7-12
2,303 students · ICSEA 1072
Canning College
Bentley · Government high school · U, 10-12
247 students · ICSEA 1073
Como Secondary College
Como · Government high school · 7-12
838 students · ICSEA 1056
Ocean Reef Senior High School
Ocean Reef · Government high school · 7-12
1,353 students · ICSEA 1055
Frequently asked questions
Is Piara Waters Senior High School a public or private school?
Piara Waters Senior High School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Piara Waters Senior High School offer?
Piara Waters Senior High School offers 7 to 9. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Piara Waters Senior High School?
In 2025, Piara Waters Senior High School had 558 enrolled students (303 girls, 255 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Piara Waters Senior High School?
Piara Waters Senior High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1065. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Piara Waters Senior High School rank in WA?
Piara Waters Senior High School ranks 29th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (63.5/100), and 430th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Piara Waters Senior High School?
Piara Waters Senior High School has about 17.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Piara Waters Senior High School?
In 2025, Piara Waters Senior High School had 223 students in Year 7.
Is Piara Waters Senior High School co-ed?
Yes. Piara Waters Senior High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Piara Waters Senior High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Piara Waters 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 Piara Waters Senior High School?
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