80.7% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 73.6%
- 2016: 75.7%
- 2021: 80.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Subiaco - Shenton Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Subiaco - Shenton Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Among the most highly educated areas in the state, Subiaco - Shenton Park has more than half of its adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This level of qualification is far above the national figure and has grown steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the Western Australian and national figures, with 80.7% of residents finishing their schooling. This figure has risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Subiaco - Shenton Park, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult here is much more likely to have a university degree than those in other areas, with 55.4% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% national average.
55.4% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 55.4%
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 Subiaco - Shenton Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by health at 16.6% and society and culture at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 8 schools with a total of 8,365 enrolments, which are among the largest for similar areas. Local schools have an average advantage score and size that are both among the highest at this level.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.90
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 82% 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).
8,365
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,046
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,157
Higher than 98% 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 Subiaco - Shenton Park
41 schools — 24,978 students, average ICSEA 1,141.
By sector: Government 24 · Independent 11 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 8 · Combined 7
| Subiaco Primary School, Subiaco | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 706 | 1,169 |
| Rosalie Primary School, Shenton Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 470 | 1,178 |
| Jolimont Primary School, Jolimont | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 421 | 1,164 |
| Shenton College, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 2,757 | 1,160 |
| Shenton College Deaf Education Centre, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 36 | 988 |
| SEDA College WA (Wembley Second Campus), Wembley | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| Bob Hawke College, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,972 | 1,129 |
| Hollywood Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 358 | 1,174 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 756 | 1,166 |
| Perth Modern School, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,472 | 1,230 |
| West Leederville Primary School, Leederville | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 551 | 1,146 |
| Quintilian School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 160 | 1,182 |
| Moerlina School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 50 | 1,143 |
| Floreat Park Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 571 | 1,173 |
| School Of Isolated and Distance Education, Leederville | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 336 | 1,063 |
| John XXIII College, Mount Claremont | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,492 | 1,186 |
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 335 | 1,078 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 265 | 1,097 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 189 | 1,117 |
| Nedlands Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 473 | 1,180 |
| Aranmore Catholic Primary School, Leederville | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 179 | 1,084 |
| Churchlands Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 481 | 1,169 |
| Mount Claremont Primary School, Mount Claremont | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 325 | 1,141 |
| St Thomas' Primary School, Claremont | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 176 | 1,169 |
| Aranmore Catholic College, Leederville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 739 | 991 |
| St George's Anglican Grammar School, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 596 | 1,139 |
| Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 123 | 1,168 |
| Mount Hawthorn Primary School, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 936 | 1,140 |
| Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 28 | 1,049 |
| Newman College, Churchlands | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,824 | 1,121 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 470 | 1,135 |
| Mercedes College, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 910 | 1,122 |
| Swanbourne Primary School, Swanbourne | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 465 | 1,149 |
| Freshwater Bay Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 398 | 1,154 |
| Scotch College, Swanbourne | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,552 | 1,129 |
| Highgate Primary School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 943 | 1,110 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 364 | 1,132 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 180 | 1,124 |
| City Beach Primary School, City Beach | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 163 | 1,148 |
| The Japanese School in Perth, City Beach | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 39 | 1,140 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 186 | 1,141 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Subiaco - Shenton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021042/subiaco-shenton-park/topic/education