87.1% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 82.7%
- 2016: 84.6%
- 2021: 87.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nedlands - Dalkeith - Crawley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Nedlands - Dalkeith - Crawley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of all adults in Nedlands - Dalkeith - Crawley hold a university degree, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the country. This academic lean is reflected in the high number of residents who finished high school and a growing trend toward postgraduate study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 87.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is 28 points higher than the Australian average and has risen by 4.4 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nedlands - Dalkeith - Crawley, Year 12 is the majority at 91%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the highest for higher education, as 56.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%, with postgraduate degrees making up nearly a quarter of all qualifications.
56.3% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 56.3%
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 Nedlands - Dalkeith - Crawley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by health at 18.2% and society and culture at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are only 3 local primary schools, which is fewer than about 55% of similar areas, there are 34 schools within 3km. These local schools have an advantage score among the highest at this level.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.98
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 75% 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).
1,161
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
387
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,179
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 Nedlands - Dalkeith - Crawley
34 schools — 24,938 students, average ICSEA 1,158.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 9 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Nedlands Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 473 | 1,180 |
| Dalkeith Primary School, Dalkeith | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 330 | 1,183 |
| Hollywood Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 358 | 1,174 |
| St Thomas' Primary School, Claremont | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 176 | 1,169 |
| Moerlina School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 50 | 1,143 |
| Freshwater Bay Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 398 | 1,154 |
| Quintilian School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 160 | 1,182 |
| Rosalie Primary School, Shenton Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 470 | 1,178 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,697 | 1,193 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,035 | 1,190 |
| Mount Claremont Primary School, Mount Claremont | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 325 | 1,141 |
| Shenton College, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,757 | 1,160 |
| Shenton College Deaf Education Centre, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 36 | 988 |
| Scotch College, Swanbourne | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,552 | 1,129 |
| John XXIII College, Mount Claremont | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,492 | 1,186 |
| Swanbourne Primary School, Swanbourne | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 465 | 1,149 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Peppermint Grove | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 963 | 1,159 |
| Subiaco Primary School, Subiaco | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 706 | 1,169 |
| Jolimont Primary School, Jolimont | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 421 | 1,164 |
| North Cottesloe Primary School, Cottesloe | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 348 | 1,164 |
| Applecross Primary School, Applecross | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 571 | 1,155 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls, Mosman Park | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,075 | 1,171 |
| SEDA College WA (Wembley Second Campus), Wembley | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, South Perth | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 381 | 1,140 |
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| Iona Presentation College, Mosman Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,265 | 1,141 |
| Cottesloe Primary School, Peppermint Grove | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 351 | 1,153 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| South Perth Primary School, South Perth | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 395 | 1,122 |
| Bob Hawke College, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,972 | 1,129 |
| Mosman Park Primary School, Mosman Park | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 403 | 1,142 |
| Mosman Park School For Deaf Children, Mosman Park | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 23 | 972 |
| Perth Modern School, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,472 | 1,230 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nedlands - Dalkeith - Crawley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503011035/nedlands-dalkeith-crawley/topic/education