Harrisdale Senior High School
1 Laverton Crescent, Harrisdale WA 6112
Harrisdale Senior High School is a government secondary school in Harrisdale, WA for Years 7–12 with about 2,423 students. It runs a GATE (Gifted and Talented) selective program. Its ICSEA is 1,072, 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 Harrisdale Senior High School as an Independent Public secondary school in Harrisdale, in Perth's southern suburbs, catering for Years 7-12 with a large and growing enrolment. The school operates a Gifted and Talented program alongside specialist streams in netball and cricket (the latter run with the Cricket Academy of WA), plus a languages program covering French and Japanese. Facilities include purpose-built classrooms, seminar rooms, visual art, media and dance spaces, a lecture theatre, and a hockey pitch.
Often praised
- Gifted and Talented program
- Netball and cricket specialist programs
- French and Japanese languages
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
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WACE 2024
Last 3 years
| Year | % of Year 12 students achieving WACE |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.2 |
| 2023 | 97.6 |
| 2022 | 95.6 |
Source: School Curriculum and Standards Authority (WA) Year 12 achievement data.
Selective entry
Harrisdale 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:
- 220.26 2020
- 222.17 2021
- 227.05 2022
- 226.15 2023
- 227.64 2024
- 226.57 2025
Gifted and accelerated programs
Gifted and Talented Selective Academic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carey Baptist College | Harrisdale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,114 | 1,570 |
| St John Bosco College | Piara Waters | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,063 | 1,382 |
| Piara Waters Senior High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Piara Waters | Public high school | 2.5 km | 1,065 | 782 |
| Providence Christian College | Southern River | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 1,109 | 1,145 |
| Carey Baptist College - Forrestdale | Forrestdale | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.0 km | 1,081 | 848 |
| Australian Islamic College Forrestdale | Forrestdale | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.7 km | 1,042 | 908 |
| Canning Vale CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Canning Vale | Public high school | 5.1 km | 1,038 | 1,390 |
| Cecil Andrews CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Armadale | Public high school | 5.6 km | 886 | 769 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canning College | Bentley | Public high school · 10-12 | 222 | 1,073 |
| Melville Senior High SchoolGATEGifted class: Gifted class | Melville | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,406 | 1,071 |
| Leeming Senior High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Leeming | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,207 | 1,077 |
| Woodvale Secondary CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Woodvale | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,263 | 1,066 |
| Duncraig Senior High SchoolGATEGifted class: Gifted class | Duncraig | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,876 | 1,079 |
| Piara Waters Senior High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Piara Waters | Public high school · 7-10 | 782 | 1,065 |
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.