Perth College
31 Lawley Crescent, Mount Lawley WA 6050
Perth College is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Mount Lawley, WA from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 918 students. Its ICSEA is 1,138, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
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
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Perth College is an independent Anglican day and boarding school for girls in Mount Lawley, founded in 1902 and described as the oldest Anglican girls' school in Western Australia. It teaches Kindergarten to Year 12, with about 1,000 students including around 110 boarders from Year 7. Enrolment is non-selective, and the campus is about three kilometres from the CBD.
Often praised
- Day and boarding options
- Non-selective enrolment
- Close to Perth CBD
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Perth College on My School · Why some data is missing
WACE 2024
Last 4 years
| Year | % of Year 12 students achieving WACE |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 100.0 |
| 2023 | 100.0 |
| 2022 | 100.0 |
| 2021 | 99.3 |
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.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aranmore Catholic College | Leederville | Catholic k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 991 | 966 |
| School of Isolated and Distance Education | Leederville | Public k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,063 | 229 |
| Trinity College | East Perth | Catholic k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,113 | 1,389 |
| Carmel School | Dianella | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.8 km | 1,149 | 411 |
| Perth Montessori School | Burswood | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.4 km | 1,115 | 108 |
| Bold Park Community School | Wembley | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | 1,117 | 218 |
| Tsh (teach, Speak, Hear) | Wembley | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | 1,097 | 95 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College | Victoria Park | Catholic k–12 / combined | 5.1 km | 1,108 | 1,516 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Japanese School in Perth | City Beach | Independent k–12 / combined · 1-8 | 41 | 1,140 |
| Penrhos College | Como | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,096 | 1,143 |
| Santa Maria College | Attadale | Independent k–12 / combined · 5-12 | 1,343 | 1,133 |
| Scotch College | Swanbourne | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,634 | 1,129 |
| Wesley College | South Perth | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,414 | 1,147 |
| Carmel School | Dianella | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 411 | 1,149 |
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.