A student at Governor Stirling Senior High School has suffered serious head injuries after being 'egged on' by friends to do a backflip off a school balcony.
Nine News Reporter Alice Pooley told Radio 6PR three other students had been suspended for filming the boy's attempt to jump from a second-storey balcony.
"We understand this was actually a dare, the 13-year-old boy was dared to jump from that balcony, it's a second storey balcony, quite a fall you can imagine," she said.
Ms Pooley said the incident occurred on Monday afternoon with the boy's family requesting privacy.
"They have said they hope other children, particularly at this school, learn from this and don't undertake such careless behaviour," she said.
The boy was transferred to Princess Margaret Hospital, initially in a critical condition with swelling to his brain and a fractured skull.
On Tuesday he was in a stable condition awaiting surgery.