Academic Achievements

99% of our students achieved a WACE graduation and the median ATAR of our cohort increased from 66.5% in 2014 to 71.3%.
95% completed a Certificate II or higher in Vocational Education and Training courses.
Our students have achieved entry to medicine and several to engineering at University of Western Australia and Curtin University.
Our attainment rate of 96% was excellent and comparable to any high school in our district and well above the State mean of 88.1%
Our student Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results are better than like schools and are on an upward trend.
The Year 9 Literacy results indicate an improvement in reading, writing, spelling and punctuation and there was a strong improvement in the Numeracy results from 2014 to 2015.
The Year 9 Numeracy results indicate 98% at or above the National Standards. The Year 7 Numeracy results indicate 98% at or above the National Standards.
Our Gifted and Talented Visual Arts students achieved a selection of seven of their works for inclusion in the Young Originals Exhibition at the Edith Cowan University.
The selection of Tess Williams (Year 12 student) work is included in the prestigious Perspectives 2015 at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
2015 also saw the formal opening of our Beauty Training Clinic in partnership with the Central Institute of Technology.
- Students at Balcatta Senior High School have access to special entry bonuses for entry to Edith Cowan University, Curtin University and University of Western Australia.