# Education & Qualifications — Vincent

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

Area: Vincent (Council (LGA))

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.

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.

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.

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.

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%).

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Completed Year 12 | 75.6% | +14.8% since 2011 |
| Adults with a bachelor degree or higher | 46.2% | +30.0% since 2011 |
| Schools | 9 | — |
| Schools per 1,000 children | 1.72 | — |
| School enrolments | 4,175 | — |
| Average school size | 464 | — |
| Average school ICSEA | 1,096 | — |

**Highest year of school** — Year 12 75.6%, Year 10 8.8%, Year 11 5.0%, Year 9 or below 4.3%

**Highest qualification level** — Bachelor degree 40.2%, Postgraduate degree 14.9%, Certificate III / IV 13.1%, Advanced diploma / diploma 12.4%, Graduate diploma / certificate 6.0%, Certificate I / II 1.3%

**Field of qualification** — Management & commerce 20.0%, Society & culture 14.4%, Engineering & related 11.9%, Health 11.3%, Creative arts 7.1%, Education 6.6%, Natural & physical sciences 5.4%, Architecture & building 4.4%, Food, hospitality & personal services 3.7%, Information technology 3.0%, Agriculture & environment 1.3%

## 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

| School | Sector | Type | Distance | Students |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Highgate Primary School | Government | Primary | — | 943 |
| Mount Hawthorn Primary School | Government | Primary | — | 936 |
| Aranmore Catholic College | Catholic | Secondary | — | 739 |
| North Perth Primary School | Government | Primary | — | 470 |
| Kyilla Primary School | Government | Primary | — | 364 |
| School Of Isolated and Distance Education | Government | Combined | — | 336 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Catholic | Primary | — | 180 |
| Aranmore Catholic Primary School | Catholic | Primary | — | 179 |
| Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre | Government | Primary | — | 28 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58570/vincent/topic/education