73.3% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Fremantle · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in East Fremantle
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning and professional degrees shape daily life in East Fremantle, where 43.3% of adults hold a university degree. This makes the area one of the most qualified places in the region, with a strong trend of increasing educational attainment over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is common here, with 73.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and has risen by 7.3 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Fremantle, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most highly qualified at this level, with 43.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and has grown since 2011.
43.3% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 43.3%
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 East Fremantle, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (16%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce (18.0%), followed by health (14.3%) and society and culture (13.4%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The own local primary school is government-run and has an advantage score among the highest at this level, though the area has fewer schools per 1,000 children than most similar places.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.73
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
461
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
461
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,156
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 East Fremantle
1 school — 461 students, average ICSEA 1,156.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Richmond Primary School, East Fremantle | Government | Primary | — | 461 | 1,156 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53150/east-fremantle/topic/education