Bunbury Senior High School

10-44 Haig Crescent, Bunbury WA 6230

PublicHigh schoolYears 7-12GATE selectiveGifted class

Bunbury Senior High School is a government secondary school in Bunbury, WA for Years 7–12 with about 1,101 students. It runs a GATE (Gifted and Talented) selective program. Its ICSEA is 1,008, where the national average is 1000.

1,101students

1,008ICSEA · higher than 64% of WA high schools

16%language background other than English

5%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

74teaching staff (FTE)

ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

#42 of 104 WA public schools on the WACE results list, on % of Year 12 students achieving WACEBand B1See the full list

Attendance and enrolment

Students by year level, latest published year.

About this school, from public sources

Based on publicly available sources, Bunbury Senior High School is a long-established government secondary school in Bunbury, WA, serving Years 7-12. It runs four specialist programs: Gifted Education, a Visual Arts Specialist Program (VASP), the Bunbury Elite Sports Training (BEST) program, and Music Mastery. The school has a long history in the South West region and was recognised as the 2019 Secondary School of the Year, with facilities including historic heritage buildings.

Often praised

Visual arts and music specialist programs
Elite sports training program
2019 Secondary School of the Year

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NAPLAN

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WACE 2024

90.7% of Year 12 students achieving WACE

86Eligible Year 12 students

78WACE achieved (students)

31Completed 4+ ATAR courses (students)

36.1Completed 4+ ATAR courses (%)

49Certificate II or above (students)

57.0Certificate II or above (%)

80Certificate II+ and 4+ ATAR courses (students)

Last 4 years

Year	% of Year 12 students achieving WACE
2024	90.7
2023	97.9
2022	95.7
2021	90.5

Source: School Curriculum and Standards Authority (WA) Year 12 achievement data.

Selective entry

Bunbury 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. Recent published minimum entry scores:

209.5 2019
209.5 2020
209.5 2021
209.5 2022
209.5 2024
209.5 2025

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Gifted and accelerated programs

Gifted & Talented Program (GAT)
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.
Entry
Selective entry testing run by WA Department of Education; registration via school website
Source: department page ↗. Check current entry dates with the school.

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Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
South West Community College	Bunbury	Independent high school	0.5 km	950	180
Bunbury Catholic College	Bunbury	Catholic high school	3.2 km	1,048	990
Newton Moore Senior High School	South Bunbury	Public high school	3.5 km	903	536
Grace Christian School	Bunbury	Independent k–12 / combined	4.7 km	1,053	684
Manea Senior College	Bunbury	Public high school	5.0 km	1,033	515
Bunbury Baptist College	Dalyellup	Independent k–12 / combined	8.1 km	1,013	829
Eaton Community College	Eaton	Public high school	8.4 km	949	503
Dalyellup College	Dalyellup	Public high school	8.5 km	970	634

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
Morley Senior High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class	Noranda	Public high school · 7-12	1,009	1,008
Alkimos CollegeGATEGifted class: Gifted class	Alkimos	Public high school · 7-12	1,335	1,006
Belridge Secondary College	Beldon	Public high school · 7-12	975	1,010
Bridgetown High School	Bridgetown	Public high school · 7-10	163	1,011
Comet Bay CollegeGATEGifted class: Gifted class	Secret Harbour	Public high school · 7-12	1,887	1,004
Fremantle CollegeGATEGifted class: Gifted class	Beaconsfield	Public high school · 7-12	1,352	1,004

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.