74.9% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Perth (North) - Highgate · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Perth (North) - Highgate
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Highgate hold a university degree, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where a huge proportion of residents have finished their secondary schooling and progressed to high-level qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost 75% of people here completed Year 12, a figure that is far above both the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Perth (North) - Highgate, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common, with 45% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% national average, with 15.3% of residents holding postgraduate degrees.
45.0% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Perth (North) - Highgate, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.8% and engineering at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Highgate has two primary schools, which are larger than most in similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,112, which is much higher than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.98
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 71% 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).
1,123
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
562
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,112
Higher than 87% 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 Perth (North) - Highgate
31 schools — 18,756 students, average ICSEA 1,125.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 8 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 7 · Secondary 6
| Highgate Primary School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 943 | 1,110 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 180 | 1,124 |
| St George's Anglican Grammar School, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 596 | 1,139 |
| Mercedes College, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 910 | 1,122 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 470 | 1,135 |
| Perth College, Mount Lawley | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 889 | 1,138 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 186 | 1,141 |
| School Of Isolated and Distance Education, Leederville | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 336 | 1,063 |
| Perth Modern School, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,472 | 1,230 |
| Mount Lawley Primary School, Mount Lawley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 543 | 1,155 |
| Aranmore Catholic College, Leederville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 739 | 991 |
| Mount Lawley Senior High School, Mount Lawley | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 2,041 | 1,103 |
| Aranmore Catholic Primary School, Leederville | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 179 | 1,084 |
| Bob Hawke College, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,972 | 1,129 |
| West Leederville Primary School, Leederville | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 551 | 1,146 |
| Trinity College, East Perth | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,347 | 1,113 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 364 | 1,132 |
| Coolbinia Primary School, Coolbinia | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 401 | 1,139 |
| Sir David Brand School, Coolbinia | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 63 | 1,032 |
| Subiaco Primary School, Subiaco | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 706 | 1,169 |
| Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 630 | 1,127 |
| Mount Hawthorn Primary School, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 936 | 1,140 |
| Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 28 | 1,049 |
| St Denis School, Joondanna | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 200 | 1,123 |
| Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 113 | 1,035 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 265 | 1,097 |
| Regent College, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 340 | 1,142 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 189 | 1,117 |
| Maylands Peninsula Primary School, Maylands | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 740 | 1,086 |
| Perth Montessori School, Burswood | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 92 | 1,115 |
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 335 | 1,078 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Perth (North) - Highgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021296/perth-highgate/topic/education