75.6% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 75.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Vincent · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Vincent
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Vincent hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. Nearly half of all adults have a university degree, and 75.6% of the population has finished Year 12. This strong academic profile has grown over the last decade, with a significant rise in both school completion and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure of 58.8% and the state's 58.0%. Since 2011, this rate has risen by 9.8 points, meaning 75.6% of people have now finished high school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Vincent, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Almost half of adults—46.2%—hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure rose by 11 points since 2011, with bachelor degrees (40.2%) and postgraduate degrees (14.9%) being the most common.
46.2% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 46.2%
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 Vincent, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (17%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most often in management and commerce (20.0%) or society and culture (14.4%). Other common fields include engineering (11.9%) and health (11.3%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has nine schools with an average size of 464 students, which is much higher than most areas. While the average school advantage score is much higher than most, there are only 1.72 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than typical.
9
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.72
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4,175
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
464
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,096
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Vincent
9 schools — 4,175 students, average ICSEA 1,096.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Highgate Primary School, Highgate | Government | Primary | — | 943 | 1,110 |
| Mount Hawthorn Primary School, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | — | 936 | 1,140 |
| Aranmore Catholic College, Leederville | Catholic | Secondary | — | 739 | 991 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | — | 470 | 1,135 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | — | 364 | 1,132 |
| School Of Isolated and Distance Education, Leederville | Government | Combined | — | 336 | 1,063 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate | Catholic | Primary | — | 180 | 1,124 |
| Aranmore Catholic Primary School, Leederville | Catholic | Primary | — | 179 | 1,084 |
| Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | — | 28 | 1,049 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Vincent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58570/vincent/topic/education