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Swan · Federal Electorate

Education & Qualifications in Swan

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Higher rates of schooling and university degrees shape daily life in Swan, where 65.6% of residents have completed Year 12. This is well above the national figure and reflects a growing trend toward higher education in the area. The community is better qualified than most similar places, with a significant rise in both school and university completion over the last decade.

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📍 Swan, Federal Electorate

Where Swan sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

31.4% —

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Swan — higher than 73% of areas.

Swan31.4%
Greater Perth 26.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

More people in Swan finished high school than in most other areas, with 65.6% completing Year 12. This figure has risen 7.6 points since 2011 and sits well above both the state and national averages.

Completed Year 12

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65.6% ▲ +13.1%

Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Swan, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 15%.

Year 12 65.6% Year 10 14.3% Year 11 7.0% Year 9 or below 5.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are common here, as 31.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3% and has grown by 5.6 points since 2016.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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31.4% —

Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Swan, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Bachelor degree 31.2% Certificate III / IV 21.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3% Postgraduate degree 11.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.8% Certificate I / II 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for local residents are management and commerce at 20.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.1%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Swan has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 63 schools within 3km and total enrolments of 28,674. Most students attend government schools (63.5%) and the majority are in primary school (68.3%).

Schools within 3 km

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63

Higher than 64% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,053

Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Swan

63 schools — 28,674 students, average ICSEA 1,053.

By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 13 · Independent 10

By type: Primary 43 · Secondary 12 · Combined 8
Kewdale Primary School, Kewdale Government Primary 0.2 km 219 993
Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale Independent Combined 1.2 km 1,947 1,037
Cloverdale Primary School, Cloverdale Government Primary 1.8 km 346 958
Cloverdale Education Support Centre, Cloverdale Government Primary 1.8 km 99 1,006
Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale Government Primary 2.0 km 315 1,062
Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, Cloverdale Catholic Primary 2.0 km 418 1,090
Belmont City College, Belmont Government Secondary 2.2 km 1,004 963
Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park Government Primary 2.7 km 336 1,005
Rivervale Primary School, Rivervale Government Primary 2.7 km 333 1,014
South East Language Development Centre, Cloverdale Government Primary 2.8 km 221 950
Belmay Primary School, Cloverdale Government Primary 2.8 km 243 958
Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain Government Primary 3.3 km 673 1,088
St Clare's School, Lathlain Catholic Secondary 3.3 km 35 991
St Norbert College, Queens Park Catholic Secondary 3.3 km 910 1,060
East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park Government Primary 3.3 km 56 1,049
East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park Government Primary 3.3 km 429 1,088
St Joseph's School, Queens Park Catholic Primary 3.5 km 432 1,075
St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale Catholic Primary 3.8 km 181 1,114
Gibbs Street Primary School, East Cannington Government Primary 3.9 km 602 1,043
Belmont Primary School, Belmont Government Primary 3.9 km 73 1,011
St Maria Goretti's Catholic School, Redcliffe Catholic Primary 4.0 km 367 1,057
Carson Street School, East Victoria Park Government Primary 4.0 km 94 990
Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park Catholic Secondary 4.2 km 1,442 1,108
Sevenoaks Senior College, Cannington Government Secondary 4.2 km 439 964
Perth Montessori School, Burswood Independent Combined 4.3 km 92 1,115
Redcliffe Primary School, Redcliffe Government Primary 4.4 km 301 988
Cannington Community College, Cannington Government Combined 4.4 km 819 983
Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington Government Secondary 4.4 km 127 984
Wattle Grove Primary School, Wattle Grove Government Primary 4.5 km 870 1,073
Santa Clara School, St James Catholic Primary 4.6 km 192 1,072
Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park Government Primary 4.6 km 544 1,084
Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park Government Primary 4.8 km 510 1,127
Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington Government Secondary 4.8 km 1,215 1,041
Regent College, Victoria Park Independent Primary 5.0 km 340 1,142
Bentley Primary School, Bentley Government Primary 5.0 km 336 974
Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley Independent Primary 5.1 km 198 1,055
Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park Independent Primary 5.1 km 113 1,035
Dawson Park Primary School, Forrestfield Government Primary 5.4 km 494 999
Kensington Secondary School, Kensington Government Secondary 5.7 km 82 1,008
Kensington Primary School, Kensington Government Primary 5.7 km 447 1,121
Woodlupine Primary School, Forrestfield Government Primary 5.9 km 279 963
Canning College, Bentley Government Secondary 5.9 km 247 1,073
Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford Catholic Secondary 6.2 km 135 712
Darling Range Sports College, Forrestfield Government Secondary 6.3 km 1,144 960
Forrestfield Primary School, Forrestfield Government Primary 6.5 km 186 949
Edney Primary School, High Wycombe Government Primary 6.8 km 386 972
Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary School, High Wycombe Catholic Primary 6.8 km 211 1,056
High Wycombe Primary School, High Wycombe Government Primary 6.8 km 387 972
Collier Primary School, Como Government Primary 6.9 km 298 1,076
HillSide Christian College, Forrestfield Independent Combined 7.2 km 432 1,039
Penrhos College, Como Independent Combined 7.2 km 1,033 1,143
Heritage College Perth, Forrestfield Independent Combined 7.2 km 123 1,030
Wesley College, South Perth Independent Combined 7.4 km 1,312 1,147
Curtin Primary School, Manning Government Primary 7.5 km 138 1,036
Como Secondary College, Como Government Secondary 7.6 km 838 1,056
Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth Independent Primary 7.6 km 13 1,080
South Perth Primary School, South Perth Government Primary 7.9 km 395 1,122
Como Primary School, Como Government Primary 8.1 km 460 1,140
Maida Vale Primary School, Maida Vale Government Primary 8.1 km 442 1,019
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, South Perth Catholic Primary 8.3 km 381 1,140
Manning Primary School, Manning Government Primary 8.7 km 436 1,105
St Pius X Catholic School, Manning Catholic Primary 8.8 km 172 1,136
Aquinas College, Salter Point Catholic Combined 9.2 km 1,332 1,110

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED514/swan/topic/education