58.3% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kings Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Kings Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 28% of adults in Kings Park hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Western Australian figure. This makes the area more qualified than most similar places, though the proportion of university graduates has fallen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is about the same as the national figure. However, this has fallen by 12 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kings Park, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 27.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average, though this figure dropped 12 points over the last decade.
27.1% ▼ -30.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 27.1%
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 Kings Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Health and Management and commerce, both at 14.3%. Society and culture follows at 8.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 27 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas.
27
Higher than 64% 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).
Schools serving Kings Park
27 schools — 17,343 students, average ICSEA 1,141.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 7 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 8 · Combined 2
| Subiaco Primary School, Subiaco | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 706 | 1,169 |
| Rosalie Primary School, Shenton Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 470 | 1,178 |
| Bob Hawke College, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,972 | 1,129 |
| Perth Modern School, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,472 | 1,230 |
| Hollywood Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 358 | 1,174 |
| St George's Anglican Grammar School, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 596 | 1,139 |
| West Leederville Primary School, Leederville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 551 | 1,146 |
| Jolimont Primary School, Jolimont | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 421 | 1,164 |
| Shenton College, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 2,757 | 1,160 |
| Shenton College Deaf Education Centre, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 36 | 988 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, South Perth | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 381 | 1,140 |
| Nedlands Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 473 | 1,180 |
| School Of Isolated and Distance Education, Leederville | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 336 | 1,063 |
| SEDA College WA (Wembley Second Campus), Wembley | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| Mercedes College, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 910 | 1,122 |
| South Perth Primary School, South Perth | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 395 | 1,122 |
| Wesley College, South Perth | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,312 | 1,147 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 756 | 1,166 |
| Quintilian School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 160 | 1,182 |
| Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 13 | 1,080 |
| Moerlina School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 50 | 1,143 |
| Aranmore Catholic Primary School, Leederville | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 179 | 1,084 |
| Aranmore Catholic College, Leederville | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 739 | 991 |
| Highgate Primary School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 943 | 1,110 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 470 | 1,135 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 180 | 1,124 |
| St Thomas' Primary School, Claremont | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 176 | 1,169 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kings Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021037/kings-park/topic/education