Highgate Primary School
147 Lincoln Street, Highgate WA 6003
Highgate Primary School is a government primary school in Highgate, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 965 students. Its ICSEA is 1,110, where the national average is 1000.
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
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Highgate Primary School, established in 1895, is one of Western Australia's older primary schools, about 2 km from the Perth CBD. It teaches Kindergarten to Year 6 and has an Intensive English Centre. Its community represents over 50 nationalities. Activities include Indonesian language, chess, a rock band and local sport; the motto is Friendship, Respect, Success.
Often praised
- Intensive English Centre
- Cultural diversity
- Chess and music activities
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Highgate | Catholic primary | 0.4 km | 1,124 | 230 |
| Perth College | Mount Lawley | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,138 | 918 |
| North Perth Primary School | North Perth | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,135 | 475 |
| St Paul's Primary School | Mount Lawley | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,141 | 239 |
| Mount Lawley Primary School | Mount Lawley | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,155 | 497 |
| School of Isolated and Distance Education | Leederville | Public k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,063 | 229 |
| Trinity College | East Perth | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,113 | 1,389 |
| Aranmore Catholic College | Leederville | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 991 | 966 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banksia Park Primary School | Leeming | Public primary · K-6 | 301 | 1,109 |
| Deanmore Primary School | Karrinyup | Public primary · K-6 | 475 | 1,111 |
| Sorrento Primary School | Sorrento | Public primary · K-6 | 442 | 1,109 |
| North Fremantle Primary School | North Fremantle | Public primary · K-6 | 166 | 1,112 |
| Bicton Primary School | Bicton | Public primary · K-6 | 574 | 1,113 |
| Leeming Primary School | Leeming | Public primary · K-6 | 381 | 1,107 |
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.