82.8% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 74.1%
- 2016: 78.6%
- 2021: 82.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cottesloe · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Cottesloe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Cottesloe hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected in the schooling data, where the vast majority of residents have completed Year 12. The area's academic profile has grown steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 82.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is 24 points higher than the Australian average and represents a rise of 8.7 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cottesloe, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 54.3% of adults, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. This proportion of highly qualified residents rose by 10 points between 2011 and 2021.
54.3% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 54.3%
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 Cottesloe, Bachelor degree is the majority at 54%; Postgraduate degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.4%, followed by health at 17.2% and society and culture at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cottesloe has one government primary school, which is smaller than about 77% of similar areas. This school has a high advantage score and an average size of 348 students.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.80
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
348
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
348
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,164
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cottesloe
1 school — 348 students, average ICSEA 1,164.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| North Cottesloe Primary School, Cottesloe | Government | Primary | — | 348 | 1,164 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cottesloe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52170/cottesloe/topic/education