Great Southern Grammar School

244 Nanarup Road, Lower Kalgan WA 6330

IndependentK–12 / combinedYears K-12

Great Southern Grammar School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Lower Kalgan, WA from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 719 students. Its ICSEA is 1,080, where the national average is 1000.

719students

1,080ICSEA · higher than 63% of WA private schools

6%language background other than English

3%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

55teaching staff (FTE)

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

#4 of 99 WA non-government schools on the WACE results list, on % of Year 12 students achieving WACEBand A1See the full list

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources: Great Southern Grammar is an independent co-educational day and boarding school in Lower Kalgan near Albany, founded in 1996 and teaching Kindergarten to Year 12. Its 58-hectare campus supports a learning approach built around outdoor education and expeditions, alongside arts and sport programs, individualised learning support and a pastoral approach.

Often praised

Outdoor education and expeditions
Day and boarding options
58-hectare campus

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NAPLAN

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WACE 2024

100% of Year 12 students achieving WACE

92Eligible Year 12 students

92WACE achieved (students)

54Completed 4+ ATAR courses (students)

58.7Completed 4+ ATAR courses (%)

33Certificate II or above (students)

35.9Certificate II or above (%)

87Certificate II+ and 4+ ATAR courses (students)

Last 4 years

Year	% of Year 12 students achieving WACE
2024	100.0
2023	98.7
2022	98.5
2021	98.9

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

Location and nearby schools

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

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Australian Christian College - Southlands	Albany	Independent k–12 / combined	6.9 km	1,036	972
St Joseph's College	Albany	Catholic k–12 / combined	8.4 km	1,023	772
Bethel Christian School	Albany	Independent k–12 / combined	10.3 km	1,019	364
John Calvin School	Albany	Independent k–12 / combined	11.0 km	1,000	175

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
Carey Baptist College - Forrestdale	Forrestdale	Independent k–12 / combined · K-12	848	1,081
St Andrew's Grammar	Dianella	Independent k–12 / combined · K-12	912	1,078
Treetops Montessori School	Darlington	Independent k–12 / combined · K-12	175	1,083
Peter Moyes Anglican Community School	Mindarie	Independent k–12 / combined · K-12	1,562	1,084
John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School	Mirrabooka	Independent k–12 / combined · K-12	1,755	1,075
Al-Ameen College	Langford	Independent k–12 / combined · K-12	1,436	1,087

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.