St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
Port Hedland · 10 km
Pre-primary to Year 6 · boys and girls
Government secondary school in South Hedland
Hedland Senior High School
Hedland Senior High School is a government secondary school for boys and girls, from Year 7 to Year 12, in South Hedland, Western Australia.
What Hedland Senior High School is like
It has 1,138 students (546 girls and 592 boys) and the equivalent of 79.5 full-time teachers, about 14 students for each teacher.
As a government school it is run by the Department of Education Western Australia. Tuition is free for Australian citizens and permanent residents, although schools usually ask for a voluntary contribution and charge for some materials and activities. Many government schools have a local enrolment area (catchment), and students who live inside it are guaranteed a place.
Its ICSEA value is 886, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
The nearest private school is St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, 10 km away. You can enquire with private schools near South Hedland in one step.
Hedland Senior High School at a glance
- Students
- 1,138
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 48% / 52%
- 546 girls, 592 boys
- Teachers
- 79.5
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 14.3 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Years 7 to 12
- Local intake area
- Check an address with Find a public school (WA Government).
Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.
NAPLAN results and the school profile
Australian schools are not given inspection grades. Each school’s NAPLAN results, finances, attendance and student background are published by ACARA on My School: Hedland Senior High School on My School.
Government schools are reviewed by the Department of Education Western Australia. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.
How to get a place
Enrol directly with the school. Most government schools have a local enrolment area: if you live inside it your child has a place, and families from outside can apply if there is room. Enrolment for Year 7 usually opens in the year before, through your child's primary school. See our guide to how school enrolment works.
The WA Department of Education explains who can enrol where and what to bring: Enrolling in a WA public school.
Common questions about Hedland Senior High School
- Is Hedland Senior High School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Hedland Senior High School is a government secondary school in Western Australia. Its governing body is Department of Education Western Australia.
- What years does Hedland Senior High School teach?
- Hedland Senior High School teaches Years 7 to 12, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Hedland Senior High School?
- Hedland Senior High School had 1,138 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 14.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Hedland Senior High School?
- Hedland Senior High School has an ICSEA value of 886, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Private schools nearby
Private schools within 10 km. You can enquire with several at once.
Other secondary schools near Hedland Senior High School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.