SIDE (School of Isolated and Distance Education)
At Karratha Senior High School, students are offered alternate learning online via School of Isolated & Distance Education Students, SIDE.
SIDE delivers live lessons via Webex and online studies to students wishing to study courses either not offered by KSHS or not fitting their timetable. ATAR, General, some VET and Certificate courses are offered.
SIDE maintains strong links with parents, schools and their communities. In Years 11-12 there is a strong focus on increasing independence by students and partnerships between SIDE and the students’ supervisors.
SIDE students are supervised at Karratha Senior High School within their own learning area.
For more information view the SIDE website: www.side.wa.edu.au
GATE (Gifted and Talented Education)
The Gifted and Talented Selective Academic Program Online (GT Online) for students in Years 7-10 is supported by Karratha Senior High School.
Applications for the 2027 intake are now closed. Applications for the 2028 intake will open in October 2026.
Children applying for Year 7 entry in 2028 should be in Year 6 at the time of testing and born within the date range of 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2026. Applications will be open when children are in Year 5.
Anyone can register their interest to receive information about Gifted and Talented programs, including an email announcing the opening of applications, by visiting www.education.wa.edu.au/giftedandtalented
The Registration of Interest is open between March and October each year. A registration of interest is not an application for Gifted and Talented programs. To be considered for placement, an online application must be completed and submitted.
Information for Parents/Carers: https://gtonline.wa.edu.au/parent-information/
In 2023, more than 5,500 students in Years 6, 8, 9 and 10 completed the Academic Selective Entrance Test (ASET). All children who sit the Academic Selective Entrance Test receive an emailed performance report at the end of May. Offers of placement arrive later in mid-June. For more information on the Academic Selective Entrance Test (ASET) visit: Testing – Department of Education
Student selection is decided by the Gifted and Talented Selection Unit not Karratha SHS.