Best schools in Perth, Western Australia (WA)
This article uses data from the 2020 school year.
We've compiled a list of the best performing schools in Perth, Western Australia based on median ATAR scores in 2020. We have identified top schools from various suburbs across the whole state.
Top 10 performing schools in Perth, Western Australia
Rank | School name | Median ATAR | Region | Gender | Type |
1 | 97.5 | City Central | Co-Ed | Government | |
2 | 92.7 | South Western | Female | Independent | |
3 | 92.5 | South Western | Male | Independent | |
4 | 90.7 | South Western | Female | Independent | |
5 | 90.5 | South Western | Female | Independent | |
6 | 90.3 | North Western | Male | Independent | |
7 | 90.3 | North Western | Female | Independent | |
8 | 89.5 | South Western | Co-Ed | Catholic | |
9 | 89.4 | North Eastern | Female | Independent | |
10 | 89.3 | South Western | Female | Catholic |
School rating and rankings based on study score
Perth Modern School tops the list — it’s also the only government school and city-central based school to make the top 10. John XXIII College and Perth Modern School are the only two co-ed schools to feature.
Schools in thesouth-western suburbs make up more than half the list, with St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls (Inc) in Mosman Park placing second.
Six of the 10 were all-girls schools, with two co-ed and just one all-boys institution making the cut. Only one government school and Catholic government schools were ranked among the best performers in Perth, with the remainder from the independent sector.
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