Margaret River Montessori School - Margaret River campus
Margaret River · 0.6 km
Pre-primary to Year 11 · boys and girls
Government secondary school in Margaret River
Margaret River Senior High School
Margaret River Senior High School is a government secondary school for boys and girls, from Year 7 to Year 12, in Margaret River, Western Australia.
What Margaret River Senior High School is like
It has 1,196 students (567 girls and 629 boys) and the equivalent of 81.3 full-time teachers, about 15 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 1048, 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 Margaret River Montessori School - Margaret River campus, 0.6 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Margaret River in one step.
Margaret River Senior High School at a glance
- Students
- 1,196
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 47% / 53%
- 567 girls, 629 boys
- Teachers
- 81.3
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 14.7 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: Margaret River 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 Margaret River Senior High School
- Is Margaret River Senior High School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Margaret River Senior High School is a government secondary school in Western Australia. Its governing body is Department of Education Western Australia.
- What years does Margaret River Senior High School teach?
- Margaret River Senior High School teaches Years 7 to 12, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Margaret River Senior High School?
- Margaret River Senior High School had 1,196 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 14.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Margaret River Senior High School?
- Margaret River Senior High School has an ICSEA value of 1048, 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 12 km. You can enquire with several at once.
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Margaret River · 0.9 km
Pre-primary to Year 6 · boys and girls
Margaret River Independent School
Forest Grove · 12 km
Pre-primary to Year 6 · boys and girls
Other secondary schools near Margaret River Senior High School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.