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Year 12 students Anoushka Gupta and Ranjeev Nambiar are high achieving students from Perth Modern School and have topped the school ranking for ATAR subjects.

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REVEALED: WA’s top schools of 2025

The West Australian has analysed data released by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority to create a school ranking. SEE THE LIST

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Harrisdale Senior High School Year 12 students Bahar Wahlia, Annas Atif, Campbell Darr, Rayaan Atif and Aaisha Minty.

Top achievementPremiumHarrisdale SHS makes list of top performers for Year 12

A growing school in Perth’s south-east where more than half the students come from non-English speaking backgrounds, has made a list of top-performing schools based on Year 12 achievement for the first time.

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Six public schools have been ranked among the top 10 schools in WA based on the number of subjects in which their Year 12s excelled last year.

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REVEALED: The WA public schools punching above their weight

Six public schools have been ranked among the top 10 schools in WA based on the number of subjects in which their Year 12s excelled last year.

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WA's top schools for music have been revealed.

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REVEALED: WA’s top schools for music achievement

WA’s top schools for music achievement have been revealed, with three public schools tying for top billing. SEE THE LIST HERE

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A school-based program that promotes gender equality and targets toxic masculinity will receive a $1.5 million funding boost to allow its expansion onto non-government and Catholic campuses.

See the listPremiumSchools punching above their weight in NAPLAN: By region

There are 34 WA schools included on the list of schools achieving high NAPLAN scores filtered by region.

South Halls Head Primary School is one of 20 WA schools singled out by ACARA for their great NAPLAN results. L-R is Chantelle Nee, Elijah Wanahi and Isaac Couzens.

See the listPremiumREVEALED: WA’s best high-performing schools

A public primary school in Perth’s south is among 20 schools highlighted for their students’ achievements on national reading, writing and maths tests. SEE THE LIST

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WA's top schools for languages have been revealed.

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WA’s top schools for languages revealed

Public schools and girls-only colleges are leading the way when it comes to excelling at a wide array of languages.

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WA's top schools: English and literature.

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REVEALED: WA’s top schools for English and literature

A public school has produced a perfect score for achievement in both Year 12 English and literature, leading a pack of high-performing private schools in the latest top schools list. SEE THE LIST IN FULL HERE

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WA's top schools for physical and outdoor education.

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REVEALED: WA’s top schools for physical and outdoor ed

A Catholic school in Perth’s north has topped a list of best schools for physical and outdoor education — but there are plenty of public schools punching above their weight too. SEE THE LIST IN FULL

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WA's top schools for physical sciences have been revealed.

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WA’s top schools for physical sciences revealed

Students from a young public high school in Perth’s north have proved they have what it takes to compete with the State’s elite private colleges when it comes to physical sciences. SEE THE FULL LIST HERE

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WA's top schools for life sciences have been revealed.

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REVEALED: WA’s best-performing schools for life sciences

Students from a small country high school on WA’s south coast have shown they can excel against much bigger rivals in the life science subjects of biology and human biology. SEE THE LIST IN FULL

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WA's top schools for visual arts have been revealed.

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REVEALED: WA’s best-performing schools for visual arts

A focus on visual arts from kindy has helped push a girls’ college to the top of the leader board for best schools in that subject, while a southern suburbs public school has tied for second. SEE THE FULL LIST

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WA's top schools for humantiies and social sciences have been revealed.

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REVEALED: WA’s top schools in humanities and social sciences

Students from WA’s only academically-selective public school are leading the State in humanities and social sciences, while girls’ colleges have dominated the top 20. SEE THE FULL LIST HERE

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WA's top schools for performing arts have been revealed.

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REVEALED: WA’s top schools for performing arts

Two public schools have made it inside the top 10 in The West Australian’s list of top schools for performing arts. SEE THE FULL LIST HERE

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Christ Church Grammar School has been revealed as WA's best school for maths.

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The top 20 schools in WA for mathematics

The first part of The West Australian’s special series on WA’s top schools can be revealed, with two public high schools among the five best in the State for mathematics. SEE THE FULL LIST HERE

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