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WACE ATAR results 2023: WA's top performing schools

View the results of WA's top-ranked schools based on 2023's WACE results.

a year ago   •   3 min read

By KIS academics
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In 2023, the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre revealed that 9722 Western Australian students achieved an ATAR, a slightly larger number of students than last year.

The highest median ATARs achieved by students completing mathematics specialist was 96.30, mathematics methods, 92.50, chemistry, 90.80, literature, 90.40, and physics, 90.05.

This year also saw some outstanding student performances with Perth Modern College achieving its best result in decades despite enduring COVID lockdowns for a large portion of their early schooling.

Top WACE results

From almost 10,000 Western Australian students who sat for an ATAR in 2023, 17 students achieved a perfect score of 99.95. Out of these 17 students were 12 girls and five boys.

Below is a tally of which schools these students came from:

Perth Modern - 4 students

Willetton Senior High School - 3

St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School - 3

Methodist Ladies’ College - 2

John XXIII College - 1

Aquinas College - 1

Rossmoyne Senior High School - 1

Churchlands Senior High School - 1

St Hilda’s Anglican Girls’ School - 1

WA's Top Performing Schools ATAR results

Note: Since 2022, the School Curriculum and Standards Authority have not published official school academic rankings and median ATARs.

Perth Modern School (1st in the state)

  • 4 students achieved the top ATAR of 99.95.
  • 62 students achieved an ATAR of 99 and above, placing them in the top 1 percent of the state.
  • The approximated median ATAR was 97.

Christ Church Grammar School (2nd in the state)

  • The top ATAR achieved was 99.90.
  • 18 students (10% of ATAR candidates) obtained an ATAR of 99 and above, placing them in the top 1 percent of the state.
  • 53 students (30% of ATAR candidates) obtained an ATAR of 95 and above, placing them in the top 5 percent of the state.
  • 83 students (46% of ATAR candidates) obtained an ATAR of 90 and above, placing them in the top 10 percent of the state.

Rossmoyne Senior High School (3rd in the state)

  • The top ATAR achieved was 99.95.
  • 21 Rossmoyne Year 12 students achieved an ATAR of 99+, placing them in the top 1 percent of the state.
  • Approximately 40% of Rossmoyne students received an ATAR above 90, placing them in the top 10 percent of the state.

Carmel School (4th in the state)

  • The top ATAR achieved was 99.7.
  • 14% of Carmel students achieved an ATAR of 98 and above, placing them in the top 2 percent of the state.
  • 54% of Carmel students achieved an ATAR of 90 and above, placing them in the top 10 percent of the state.

Hale School

  • 14 students (8% of the cohort) achieved an ATAR of 99 and above, placing them in the top 1 percent of the state.
  • 53 students (29% of the cohort) achieved an ATAR of 95 and above, placing them in the top 5 percent of the state.
  • 85 students (47% of the cohort) achieved an ATAR of 90 and above, placing them in the top 10 percent of the state.

St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School

  • Three students achieved the top ATAR of 99.95.
  • 12% of students achieved an ATAR of 99 and above, placing them in the top 1 percent of the state.
  • 37% of students achieved an ATAR of 95 and above, placing them in the top 5 percent of the state.
  • 57% of students achieved an ATAR of 90 and above, placing them in the top 10 percent of the state.
  • The median ATAR was 92.05.

Methodist Ladies’ College

  • Two students achieved the top ATAR of 99.95.
  • 34 students (35% of the cohort) achieved an ATAR of 95 or above, placing them in the top 5 percent of the state.
  • 49 students (50% of the cohort) achieved an ATAR of 90 or above, placing them in the top 5 percent of the state.
  • 82 students (84% of the cohort) obtained an ATAR of 75 or above, placing them in the top 15 percent of the state.

Wesley College

  • 6 students (6.7% of the cohort) obtained an ATAR of 99 and above, placing them in the top 1 percent of the state.
  • 18 students (20.2% of the cohort) obtained an ATAR of 95 and above, placing them in the top 5 percent of the state.
  • 35 students (39.3% of the cohort) obtained an ATAR of 90 and above, placing them in the top 10 percent of the state.
  • The median ATAR was 87.15.

John XXIII college

  • 6 students achieved an ATAR of 99 and above.
  • 30% of students achieved an ATAR of 95 and above
  • 55% of students achieved an ATAR of 90 and above
  • The median ATAR was 91.0.

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