Balcatta Senior High School
56 Amelia Street, Balcatta WA 6021
Balcatta Senior High School is a government secondary school in Balcatta, WA for Years 7–12 with about 1,106 students. It runs a GATE (Gifted and Talented) selective program. Its ICSEA is 1,045, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Balcatta Senior High School as a public secondary school in Perth's northern suburbs offering a range of specialist programs alongside the standard WA curriculum. The school runs an Academic Extension Program, an Approved Specialist Program in Dance, and programs in Music, Visual Arts, and technology/robotics, with places limited and entry by audition or interview for some streams. It also provides an Education Support Program for students with additional needs.
Often praised
- academic extension program
- dance and visual arts programs
- robotics/technology program
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Balcatta Senior High School on My School · Why some data is missing
WACE 2024
Last 4 years
| Year | % of Year 12 students achieving WACE |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 85.1 |
| 2023 | 87.1 |
| 2022 | 81.9 |
| 2021 | 77.1 |
Source: School Curriculum and Standards Authority (WA) Year 12 achievement data.
Selective entry
Balcatta Senior High School runs a Gifted and Talented (GATE) selective program alongside its local intake. Entry is by the state placement test in the year before starting; applications open early in the year. The department no longer publishes per-school minimum entry scores.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Academic Extension Program (AEP)
Many comprehensive public high schools run their own class or program for high-ability students, under names such as Gifted and Talented, Academic Extension, Academic Excellence (common in Queensland), Enrichment or SEAL. These are not a department program: each school sets its own entry (often a test or application in Year 6) and class size. Listed only where the school's own website describes a dedicated class; check details with the school.
- Year levels
- 7–10
- Entry
- Reports, Year 5 NAPLAN, teacher recommendation, then aptitude test and selection day
Source: department page ↗. Check current entry dates with the school.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Servite College | Tuart Hill | Independent high school | 3.6 km | 1,058 | 1,034 |
| Dianella Secondary CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Dianella | Public high school | 4.0 km | 945 | 621 |
| Warwick Senior High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Warwick | Public high school | 4.1 km | 988 | 796 |
| International School of Western Australia | Doubleview | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.1 km | 1,180 | 447 |
| Y School Wa | Mirrabooka | Independent high school | 4.2 km | 944 | 109 |
| Balga Senior High School | Balga | Public high school | 4.2 km | 909 | 575 |
| Carine Senior High SchoolGATEGifted class: Gifted class | Carine | Public high school | 4.2 km | 1,105 | 2,668 |
| St Mary's Anglican Girls' School | Karrinyup | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 1,151 | 1,533 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in WA
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mindarie Senior College | Mindarie | Public high school · 11-12 | 828 | 1,045 |
| Margaret River Senior High School | Margaret River | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,234 | 1,048 |
| Kent Street Senior High School | Kensington | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,277 | 1,041 |
| Ashdale Secondary College | Darch | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,869 | 1,039 |
| Canning Vale CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Canning Vale | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,390 | 1,038 |
| Denmark Senior High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Denmark | Public high school · 7-12 | 414 | 1,038 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.