Kalamunda Senior High School
12 Cotherstone Road, Kalamunda WA 6076
Kalamunda Senior High School is a government secondary school in Kalamunda, WA for Years 7–12 with about 1,146 students. It runs a GATE (Gifted and Talented) selective program. Its ICSEA is 1,030, 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 online sources describe Kalamunda Senior High School as a co-educational Perth Hills high school offering a range of specialist programs. It runs a Gifted and Talented Visual Arts stream, an Academic Excellence Program, a Performing Arts Program with general and music streams, and an Outdoor Adventure Program noted as the only Department of Education-endorsed program of its kind in the state.
Often praised
- Outdoor Adventure Program (state-unique)
- Performing Arts and Visual Arts streams
- Academic Excellence Program
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 Kalamunda Senior High School on My School · Why some data is missing
WACE 2024
Last 4 years
| Year | % of Year 12 students achieving WACE |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 92.4 |
| 2023 | 95.5 |
| 2022 | 89.5 |
| 2021 | 94.0 |
Source: School Curriculum and Standards Authority (WA) Year 12 achievement data.
Selective entry
Kalamunda 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. The department no longer publishes per-school minimum entry scores.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Academic Excellence 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
- Expression of interest for Year 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Brigid's College | Lesmurdie | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,060 | 892 |
| Heritage College Perth | Forrestfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,030 | 128 |
| Mazenod College | Lesmurdie | Independent high school | 3.6 km | 1,060 | 914 |
| Hillside Christian College | Forrestfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | 1,039 | 455 |
| Lesmurdie Senior High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Lesmurdie | Public high school | 3.9 km | 1,028 | 1,002 |
| Darling Range Sports CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Forrestfield | Public high school | 4.3 km | 960 | 1,164 |
| Carmel Adventist College | Carmel | Independent high school | 5.4 km | 1,039 | 218 |
| Treetops Montessori School | Darlington | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.6 km | 1,083 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinross CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Kinross | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,072 | 1,029 |
| Lesmurdie Senior High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Lesmurdie | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,002 | 1,028 |
| Manea Senior College | Bunbury | Public high school · 11-12 | 515 | 1,033 |
| John Forrest Secondary College | Morley | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,170 | 1,026 |
| Western Australian College of Agriculture - Denmark | Denmark | Public high school · 10-12 | 147 | 1,024 |
| Cape Naturaliste College | Vasse | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,124 | 1,023 |
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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.