70.1% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Perth · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Perth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of learning and schooling are found in Perth compared to most similar areas. The area is a hub of high achievement, with 38.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above both the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has risen 15 points since 2011, with 70.1% of people now finishing Year 12. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 58%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Perth, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 38.4%, which is far above the Australian average of 26.3%. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 35.9%.
38.4% —
Higher than 83% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Perth, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 13.5%. Society and culture accounts for 12.9% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Perth has 2.07 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. Government schools make up 60.4% of the sector, and the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas.
2.07
Higher than 61% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
53
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
27,544
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
520
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,079
Higher than 74% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Perth
53 schools — 27,544 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 13 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Maylands Peninsula Primary School, Maylands | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 740 | 1,086 |
| Perth College, Mount Lawley | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 889 | 1,138 |
| Mount Lawley Primary School, Mount Lawley | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 543 | 1,155 |
| Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 630 | 1,127 |
| St Columba's School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 414 | 1,125 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Inglewood | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 626 | 1,107 |
| Mount Lawley Senior High School, Mount Lawley | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 2,041 | 1,103 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 460 | 1,102 |
| Chisholm Catholic College, Bedford | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,738 | 1,079 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 180 | 1,124 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 496 | 1,066 |
| Highgate Primary School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 943 | 1,110 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 186 | 1,141 |
| John Forrest Secondary College, Morley | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,122 | 1,026 |
| Durham Road School, Bayswater | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 242 | 992 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 470 | 1,135 |
| Trinity College, East Perth | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,347 | 1,113 |
| Australian Islamic College (Dianella), Dianella | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 868 | 1,018 |
| Coolbinia Primary School, Coolbinia | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 401 | 1,139 |
| Embleton Primary School, Embleton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 199 | 955 |
| Sir David Brand School, Coolbinia | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 63 | 1,032 |
| Mercedes College, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 910 | 1,122 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 364 | 1,132 |
| Our Lady's Assumption School, Dianella | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 371 | 1,094 |
| St George's Anglican Grammar School, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 596 | 1,139 |
| Infant Jesus School, Morley | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 420 | 1,083 |
| Morley Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 228 | 1,027 |
| Carmel School, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 390 | 1,149 |
| Yokine Primary School, Yokine | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 313 | 1,073 |
| West Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 303 | 1,044 |
| North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 337 | 1,016 |
| Aranmore Catholic College, Leederville | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 739 | 991 |
| Weld Square Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 158 | 1,053 |
| School Of Isolated and Distance Education, Leederville | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 336 | 1,063 |
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 11 | 1,102 |
| Sutherland Dianella Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 363 | 1,083 |
| Aranmore Catholic Primary School, Leederville | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 179 | 1,084 |
| Ashfield Primary School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 165 | 923 |
| St Denis School, Joondanna | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 200 | 1,123 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 671 | 962 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Education Support Centre, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 48 | 973 |
| Mount Hawthorn Primary School, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 936 | 1,140 |
| Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 28 | 1,049 |
| Hampton Senior High School, Morley | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,092 | 983 |
| Anzac Terrace Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 364 | 1,025 |
| Tuart Hill Primary School, Tuart Hill | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 648 | 1,066 |
| St Michael's School, Bassendean | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 208 | 1,109 |
| Servite College, Tuart Hill | Independent | Secondary | 6.4 km | 1,032 | 1,058 |
| Bassendean Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 380 | 1,096 |
| St Kieran Catholic Primary School, Tuart Hill | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 427 | 1,067 |
| Casa Mia Montessori Community School, Bassendean | Independent | Primary | 6.5 km | 53 | 1,094 |
| Eden Hill Primary School, Eden Hill | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 414 | 1,019 |
| Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 262 | 1,057 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED513/perth/topic/education