East Kimberley College
Mangaloo Street, Kununurra WA 6743
East Kimberley College is a government combined primary and secondary school in Kununurra, WA from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 1,033 students. Its ICSEA is 857, 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
Public information suggests East Kimberley College, a K-12 public school in Kununurra, is a well-resourced campus serving a large, diverse community, with roughly half its students identifying as Aboriginal. The school occupies a modern 6-hectare site spanning kindergarten through senior secondary and is noted for its broad facilities, including computer labs, a performing arts auditorium, design and technology workshop, home economics centre, media and music rooms, art spaces, and a combined community-school library. It traces its history back to 1964 as Kununurra High School.
Often praised
- well-resourced modern facilities
- strong Aboriginal community representation
- combined community-school library
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: medium. 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 East Kimberley College on My School · Why some data is missing
WACE 2024
Last 3 years
| Year | % of Year 12 students achieving WACE |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 61.9 |
| 2023 | 85.7 |
| 2022 | 84.6 |
Source: School Curriculum and Standards Authority (WA) Year 12 achievement data.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Entrance Program (GATE)
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, 9–11
- Entry
- Academic Selective Entrance Test (ASET)
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kambalda West District High School | Kambalda West | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 284 | 857 |
| Wyalkatchem District High School | Wyalkatchem | Public k–12 / combined · K-10 | 44 | 870 |
| Southern Cross District High School | Southern Cross | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 49 | 874 |
| Quairading District High School | Quairading | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 134 | 879 |
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.