Hedland Senior High School

78 Hamilton Road, South Hedland WA 6722

PublicHigh schoolYears 7-12

08 9158 1900

Hedland Senior High School is a government secondary school in South Hedland, WA for Years 7–12 with about 1,139 students. Its ICSEA is 886, where the national average is 1000.

1,139students

886ICSEA · higher than 3% of WA high schools

29%language background other than English

41%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

80teaching 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

#102 of 104 WA public schools on the WACE results list, on % of Year 12 students achieving WACEBand C3See the full list

Attendance and enrolment

Students by year level, latest published year.

About this school, from public sources

Publicly available information indicates Hedland Senior High School is a co-educational government secondary school in South Hedland, WA, catering for Years 7-12. The school runs a range of pathway programs including Big Picture Learning, Clontarf Foundation, Follow the Dream, Rise Up, Shooting Stars, Specialist Arts, STEM, and VET alongside university pathways towards WACE. It emphasises personalised learning, a house system, student leadership, and acknowledges the Kariyarra people as custodians of the land it operates on.

Often praised

Range of specialist pathway programs
Strong Indigenous community partnerships
Personalised learning approach

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NAPLAN

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WACE 2024

63.8% of Year 12 students achieving WACE

94Eligible Year 12 students

60WACE achieved (students)

5Completed 4+ ATAR courses (students)

5.3Completed 4+ ATAR courses (%)

58Certificate II or above (students)

61.7Certificate II or above (%)

63Certificate II+ and 4+ ATAR courses (students)

Last 4 years

Year	% of Year 12 students achieving WACE
2024	63.8
2023	71.2
2022	68.9
2021	78.3

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.

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
Cecil Andrews CollegeGifted class: Gifted class	Armadale	Public high school · 7-12	769	886
Katanning Senior High School	Katanning	Public high school · 7-12	380	886
Geraldton Senior High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class	Geraldton	Public high school · 7-12	765	883
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class	Kalgoorlie	Public high school · 7-10	941	890
Tom Price Senior High School	Tom Price	Public high school · 7-12	348	896
Northam Senior High School	Northam	Public high school · 7-12	684	898

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.