Kennedy Baptist College

Farrington Road, Murdoch WA 6150

IndependentHigh schoolYears 7-12

Kennedy Baptist College is an independent secondary school in Murdoch, WA for Years 7–12 with about 1,255 students. Its ICSEA is 1,113, where the national average is 1000.

1,255students

1,113ICSEA · higher than 87% of WA private schools

21%language background other than English

1%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

89teaching 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

#49 of 99 WA non-government schools on the WACE results list, on % of Year 12 students achieving WACEBand B2See the full list

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources: a co-educational Christian secondary school for Years 7 to 12 in Murdoch, established in 2013 through the amalgamation of two neighbouring Baptist colleges. It is located on the grounds of Murdoch University and has roughly 1,100 to 1,200 students. Offerings include specialist basketball and cricket pathways and a selective-entry academic extension program for Year 7.

Often praised

Academic extension program
Specialist basketball and cricket
Murdoch University location

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NAPLAN

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WACE 2024

97.4% of Year 12 students achieving WACE

194Eligible Year 12 students

189WACE achieved (students)

97Completed 4+ ATAR courses (students)

50Completed 4+ ATAR courses (%)

40Certificate II or above (students)

20.6Certificate II or above (%)

137Certificate II+ and 4+ ATAR courses (students)

Last 4 years

Year	% of Year 12 students achieving WACE
2024	97.4
2023	96.2
2022	96.3
2021	95.5

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
North Lake Senior Campus	Kardinya	Public high school	1.5 km	991	283
Corpus Christi College	Bateman	Catholic k–12 / combined	2.2 km	1,116	1,886
Perth Waldorf School	Bibra Lake	Independent k–12 / combined	2.4 km	1,091	641
Leeming Senior High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class	Leeming	Public high school	2.5 km	1,077	1,207
Seton Catholic College	Samson	Catholic high school	3.4 km	1,048	1,133
Melville Senior High SchoolGATEGifted class: Gifted class	Melville	Public high school	3.8 km	1,071	1,406
Lakeland Senior High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class	South Lake	Public high school	4.2 km	944	564
All Saints' College	Bull Creek	Independent k–12 / combined	4.4 km	1,162	1,401

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
Mercedes College	Perth	Independent high school · 7-12	986	1,122

About this data

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