81.5% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 76.2%
- 2021: 81.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cambridge · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Cambridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of adults in Cambridge hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This strong academic trend extends to school leavers, with 81.5% completing Year 12. The area's educational profile has grown steadily, with university degrees and high school completion rates both rising since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures at 81.5%, a result that has risen by 7.6 percentage points since 2011. Very few residents stopped their schooling early, with only 2.5% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cambridge, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult here is much more likely to have a university degree than those in the wider state, with 52.3% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is far above the national average and has climbed 9.8 percentage points over the last decade.
52.3% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 52.3%
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 Cambridge, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Cambridge are most commonly held in management and commerce, at 22.9%, followed by health at 16.7% and society and culture at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 11 schools with a total of 3,936 enrolments, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas. Government schools make up 54.5% of the sector, while school advantage scores are among the highest at this level.
11
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.94
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,936
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
358
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,128
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cambridge
11 schools — 3,936 students, average ICSEA 1,128.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | — | 756 | 1,166 |
| Floreat Park Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | — | 571 | 1,173 |
| West Leederville Primary School, Leederville | Government | Primary | — | 551 | 1,146 |
| SEDA College WA (Wembley Second Campus), Wembley | Independent | Secondary | — | 531 | 1,014 |
| Kapinara Primary School, City Beach | Government | Primary | — | 348 | 1,166 |
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | — | 335 | 1,078 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | — | 265 | 1,097 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | — | 189 | 1,117 |
| Holy Spirit School, City Beach | Catholic | Primary | — | 188 | 1,163 |
| City Beach Primary School, City Beach | Government | Primary | — | 163 | 1,148 |
| The Japanese School in Perth, City Beach | Independent | Combined | — | 39 | 1,140 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cambridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51310/cambridge/topic/education