83.1% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 74.5%
- 2016: 78.9%
- 2021: 83.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cottesloe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Cottesloe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of achievement define Cottesloe, where adults with a university degree are far more common than in most other areas. Over half the adult population holds a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a community with schooling and qualification rates that sit among the highest in the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 83.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 58% and has risen by 8.6 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 54.7% of adults, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when the rate was 44.1%.
54.7% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 54.7%
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 for residents are management and commerce at 23.4%, followed by health at 17.4% and society and culture at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there is only one primary school in the area, it has an advantage score among the highest at this level. There are 21 schools within 3km, though the local school is smaller than about 90% of similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.82
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
348
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
348
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,164
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cottesloe
21 schools — 12,878 students, average ICSEA 1,163.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 8 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 6 · Secondary 2
| Cottesloe Primary School, Peppermint Grove | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 351 | 1,153 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Peppermint Grove | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 963 | 1,159 |
| St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls, Mosman Park | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,075 | 1,171 |
| North Cottesloe Primary School, Cottesloe | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 348 | 1,164 |
| Iona Presentation College, Mosman Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,265 | 1,141 |
| Mosman Park Primary School, Mosman Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 403 | 1,142 |
| Mosman Park School For Deaf Children, Mosman Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 23 | 972 |
| The Beehive Montessori School, Mosman Park | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 152 | 1,181 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,697 | 1,193 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,035 | 1,190 |
| Scotch College, Swanbourne | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,552 | 1,129 |
| Freshwater Bay Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 398 | 1,154 |
| Swanbourne Primary School, Swanbourne | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 465 | 1,149 |
| Dalkeith Primary School, Dalkeith | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 330 | 1,183 |
| St Thomas' Primary School, Claremont | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 176 | 1,169 |
| North Fremantle Primary School, North Fremantle | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 157 | 1,112 |
| Mount Claremont Primary School, Mount Claremont | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 325 | 1,141 |
| Richmond Primary School, East Fremantle | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 461 | 1,156 |
| Moerlina School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 50 | 1,143 |
| Quintilian School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 160 | 1,182 |
| John XXIII College, Mount Claremont | Catholic | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,492 | 1,186 |
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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/sa2/503011032/cottesloe/topic/education