Broome Senior High School serves students from across the Kimberley region through on-campus boarding, creating a tight-knit community with strong pastoral care.
NAPLAN 34 points below national year-level averages; the result is a C+ overall.
Broome Senior High School serves students from across the Kimberley region through on-campus boarding, creating a tight-knit community with strong pastoral care. The school offers a range of specialised programs including an Academic Extension Program for advanced learners, the Clontarf Academy for Indigenous students, and the Ranger Cadets Program. Learning support includes dedicated Aboriginal education services and the Follow the Dream program. Students benefit from a house system and distinctive outdoor education through the Ranger Cadets, though the school is suited to families seeking small-school community values rather than a wide range of campus facilities.
Broome Senior High School is also known as BSHS, Broome SHS and BSHS Broome.
Broome Senior High School has an overall SchoolRank score of 36/100, rated "Below Average". This score is calculated from academic results, student growth, wellbeing, extracurricular programs, and value for money. Academically, the school scores 42/100, indicating developing performance relative to other Australian schools. The school's ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is 924, below the national average of 1,000.
In 2025 NAPLAN testing at Broome Senior High School, Year 7 students averaged 504 across the tested NAPLAN domains, below the national average of 540 for that year level, and Year 9 students averaged 536, below the national average of 569 for that year level. National averages are specific to each year level, because NAPLAN scores are scaled so older year levels score higher, a school-wide average can't be compared with a single national figure.
Broome Senior High School is a medium-sized government secondary school with approximately 825 students. It offers education for years 7-12. As a government school, enrolment is generally available to students living within the school's designated catchment zone. Families outside the zone may apply for out-of-area placement subject to availability.
Broome Senior High School is a government school, so there are no tuition fees. Families may be asked to contribute to voluntary school fees covering materials, excursions, and activities. The school has a value score of 44/100 on SchoolRank, which compares educational outcomes relative to cost, government schools typically score well on this measure.
Broome Senior High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. This is below the national average of approximately 14:1, meaning students generally receive more individual attention. Support staff make up 40% of the workforce, providing additional learning assistance and pastoral care. The student attendance rate is 75%, which is below the national benchmark.
Broome Senior High School is located in Broome, WA, classified as a remote school. With an ICSEA of 924 (16th percentile), the school community's socio-educational advantage is below average, which means the school serves a community with greater socio-educational challenges. ICSEA measures the educational advantage of a school's community, not the school's quality, a lower ICSEA school with strong academic scores may indicate particularly effective teaching.