Governor Stirling Senior High School
25 Third Avenue, Woodbridge WA 6056
Governor Stirling Senior High School is a government secondary school in Woodbridge, WA for Years 7–12 with about 755 students. It runs a GATE (Gifted and Talented) selective program. Its ICSEA is 961, 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 describes Governor Stirling Senior High School as a public secondary school on a $63 million campus (built 2013) on the Swan River in Woodbridge, founded in 1958. It offers Gifted and Talented Education (Maths, Science, Humanities), specialist programs in Engineering, Artsmedia and AFL, Academic Extension, Follow the Dream (an Aboriginal academic program), school-based Netball and Music programs, Italian language, and vocational certificates for senior students. The school notes a wellbeing team and long-serving staff.
Often praised
- Specialist Engineering and Artsmedia programs
- Gifted and Talented Education
- Modern riverside campus
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 Governor Stirling Senior High School on My School · Why some data is missing
WACE 2024
Last 4 years
| Year | % of Year 12 students achieving WACE |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 84.3 |
| 2023 | 74.7 |
| 2022 | 85.4 |
| 2021 | 90.6 |
Source: School Curriculum and Standards Authority (WA) Year 12 achievement data.
Selective entry
Governor Stirling 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 2024
Gifted and accelerated programs
Gifted and Talented Secondary Selective Entrance Program
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
- Academic Selective Entrance Test (ASET) in Year 6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford Grammar School | Guildford | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,100 | 1,351 |
| Helena River Waldorf School | Midland | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | — | 143 |
| Indie School Western Australia | Midland | Independent high school | 1.7 km | 942 | 418 |
| La Salle College | Middle Swan | Catholic high school | 1.9 km | 1,028 | 1,383 |
| Swan Christian College | Middle Swan | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.0 km | 1,059 | 1,762 |
| Motivation Education and Career School | West Swan | Independent high school | 4.9 km | — | 21 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus | Bassendean | Public high school | 5.1 km | 962 | 536 |
| Kiara CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Kiara | Public high school | 5.2 km | 804 | 655 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballajura Community CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Ballajura | Public high school · 7-12 | 913 | 960 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus | Bassendean | Public high school · 11-12 | 536 | 962 |
| Darling Range Sports CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Forrestfield | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,164 | 960 |
| Belmont City CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Belmont | Public high school · 7-12 | 967 | 963 |
| North Albany Senior High School | Albany | Public high school · 7-12 | 862 | 959 |
| Australind Senior High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Australind | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,089 | 964 |
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.