Southern Cross District High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Southern Cross, Western Australia 6426 · Yilgarn LGA
About Southern Cross District High School
Southern Cross District High School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Southern Cross, Western Australia (6426), within the Yilgarn local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 54 students (21 girls and 33 boys).
Southern Cross District High School has an ICSEA value of 874, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 7th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 69% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (9.2 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Southern Cross District High School scores 27.1 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 874
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)5.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-4% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-61 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 Southern Cross District High School's 54 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Southern Cross District High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Southern Cross District High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
Government combined schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
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46 students · ICSEA 870
Quairading District High School
Quairading · Government combined · K-12
133 students · ICSEA 879
Northampton District High School
Northampton · Government combined · K-10
138 students · ICSEA 884
Onslow School
Onslow · Government combined · K-12
166 students · ICSEA 884
Kambalda West District High School
Kambalda West · Government combined · K-12
292 students · ICSEA 857
East Kimberley College
Kununurra · Government combined · K-12
1,010 students · ICSEA 857
Frequently asked questions
Is Southern Cross District High School a public or private school?
Southern Cross District High School is a public (government) school run by the Western Australia education department.
What year levels does Southern Cross District High School offer?
Southern Cross District High School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Southern Cross District High School?
In 2025, Southern Cross District High School had 54 enrolled students (21 girls, 33 boys), a change of -4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Southern Cross District High School?
Southern Cross District High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 874. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Southern Cross District High School?
Southern Cross District High School has about 5.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Southern Cross District High School?
In 2025, Southern Cross District High School had 2 students in Year 7.
Is Southern Cross District High School co-ed?
Yes. Southern Cross District High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Southern Cross District High School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Southern Cross District 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 Southern Cross District High School?
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