66.9% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 10 percentage points more adults in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford hold a university degree than in the rest of Western Australia. This area is significantly better qualified than the state and national averages, with a strong trend of increasing education levels over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is well above the national figure, with 66.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 54.4% had completed their final year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 33.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the 23.8% seen across Western Australia. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees (33.6%) and Certificate III or IV (21.1%).
33.4% ▲ +44.4%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 33.4%
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 Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is home to six schools with a total of 3,549 enrolments, which is larger than about 86% of similar areas. While there are 57 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.39
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
57
Higher than 90% 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).
3,549
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
592
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,073
Higher than 74% 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 Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford
57 schools — 26,223 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 11 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 43 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 460 | 1,102 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 496 | 1,066 |
| Durham Road School, Bayswater | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 242 | 992 |
| St Columba's School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 414 | 1,125 |
| Chisholm Catholic College, Bedford | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,738 | 1,079 |
| Embleton Primary School, Embleton | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 199 | 955 |
| John Forrest Secondary College, Morley | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,122 | 1,026 |
| Maylands Peninsula Primary School, Maylands | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 740 | 1,086 |
| Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 630 | 1,127 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Inglewood | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 626 | 1,107 |
| Weld Square Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 158 | 1,053 |
| Morley Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 228 | 1,027 |
| Ashfield Primary School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 165 | 923 |
| Infant Jesus School, Morley | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 420 | 1,083 |
| Hampton Senior High School, Morley | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,092 | 983 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 671 | 962 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 394 | 1,017 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Education Support Centre, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 48 | 973 |
| Anzac Terrace Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 364 | 1,025 |
| Mount Lawley Primary School, Mount Lawley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 543 | 1,155 |
| West Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 303 | 1,044 |
| North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 337 | 1,016 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 73 | 1,011 |
| Australian Islamic College (Dianella), Dianella | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 868 | 1,018 |
| Perth College, Mount Lawley | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 889 | 1,138 |
| Mount Lawley Senior High School, Mount Lawley | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 2,041 | 1,103 |
| St Michael's School, Bassendean | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 208 | 1,109 |
| Our Lady's Assumption School, Dianella | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 371 | 1,094 |
| Eden Hill Primary School, Eden Hill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 414 | 1,019 |
| Redcliffe Primary School, Redcliffe | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 301 | 988 |
| Noranda Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 352 | 1,020 |
| Casa Mia Montessori Community School, Bassendean | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 53 | 1,094 |
| St Maria Goretti's Catholic School, Redcliffe | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 367 | 1,057 |
| Bassendean Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 380 | 1,096 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Lockridge | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 431 | 1,064 |
| Camboon Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 322 | 1,019 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 186 | 1,141 |
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 11 | 1,102 |
| Carmel School, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 390 | 1,149 |
| Sir David Brand School, Coolbinia | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 63 | 1,032 |
| Coolbinia Primary School, Coolbinia | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 401 | 1,139 |
| Sutherland Dianella Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 363 | 1,083 |
| Kiara College, Kiara | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 620 | 804 |
| North Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 207 | 1,032 |
| Yokine Primary School, Yokine | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 313 | 1,073 |
| Morley Senior High School, Noranda | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,013 | 1,008 |
| Rivervale Primary School, Rivervale | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 333 | 1,014 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 181 | 1,114 |
| West Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 429 | 959 |
| Belmont City College, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,004 | 963 |
| Belmay Primary School, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 243 | 958 |
| Lockridge Primary School, Lockridge | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 282 | 851 |
| Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 448 | 1,098 |
| South East Language Development Centre, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 221 | 950 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 364 | 1,132 |
| Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, Cloverdale | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 418 | 1,090 |
| Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 273 | 813 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504011045/bayswater-embleton-bedford/topic/education