East Victoria Park - Carlisle · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in East Victoria Park - Carlisle

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far more residents in East Victoria Park - Carlisle hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. This is a highly educated community where 70.3% of people finished Year 12 and 37.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 East Victoria Park - Carlisle, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where East Victoria Park - Carlisle sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

37.8% ▲ +36.3%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 9 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 6 areas
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 23 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 84 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 205 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 225 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 194 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 163 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 167 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 134 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 130 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 112 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 108 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 90 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 71 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 72 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 72 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 69 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 59 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 46 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 57 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 57 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 50 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 42 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 40 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 40 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 30 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 28 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is East Victoria Park - Carlisle — higher than 79% of areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
East Victoria Park - Carlisle37.8%
6101, WA 37.9%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far above the national figure of 58.8%, and it has risen by 9.4 points since 2011 to reach 70.3%. Only 4.9% of residents finished at Year 9 or below.

70.3% ▲ +15.5%

Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 60.9%
  • 2016: 64.4%
  • 2021: 70.3%

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In East Victoria Park - Carlisle, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 12%.

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 37.8%, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. This figure has grown by 10 points over the last decade.

37.8% ▲ +36.3%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 27.8%
  • 2016: 31.5%
  • 2021: 37.8%

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In East Victoria Park - Carlisle, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by engineering at 14.5% and society and culture at 11.8%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are four government primary schools in the area, and while school size is lower than most areas, the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas.

44

Higher than 86% 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).

1,076

Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving East Victoria Park - Carlisle

44 schools — 20,864 students, average ICSEA 1,067.

By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 9 · Independent 8

By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 10 · Combined 6

Schools serving East Victoria Park - Carlisle, sortable by name, sector, type, distance and student count
East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park Government Primary 0.6 km 56 1,049
East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park Government Primary 0.6 km 429 1,088
Carson Street School, East Victoria Park Government Primary 0.9 km 94 990
Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington Government Secondary 1.5 km 1,215 1,041
Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park Government Primary 1.5 km 544 1,084
St Clare's School, Lathlain Catholic Secondary 1.5 km 35 991
Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park Catholic Secondary 1.7 km 1,442 1,108
Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain Government Primary 1.7 km 673 1,088
Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale Government Primary 1.7 km 315 1,062
Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale Independent Combined 2.2 km 1,947 1,037
Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park Government Primary 2.2 km 510 1,127
Santa Clara School, St James Catholic Primary 2.3 km 192 1,072
Kensington Secondary School, Kensington Government Secondary 2.3 km 82 1,008
Regent College, Victoria Park Independent Primary 2.4 km 340 1,142
Perth Montessori School, Burswood Independent Combined 2.4 km 92 1,115
Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park Independent Primary 2.5 km 113 1,035
Kensington Primary School, Kensington Government Primary 2.5 km 447 1,121
St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale Catholic Primary 2.8 km 181 1,114
Bentley Primary School, Bentley Government Primary 2.9 km 336 974
Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley Independent Primary 2.9 km 198 1,055
Rivervale Primary School, Rivervale Government Primary 3.1 km 333 1,014
Canning College, Bentley Government Secondary 3.1 km 247 1,073
Kewdale Primary School, Kewdale Government Primary 3.4 km 219 993
Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford Catholic Secondary 3.5 km 135 712
Collier Primary School, Como Government Primary 3.5 km 298 1,076
St Norbert College, Queens Park Catholic Secondary 3.6 km 910 1,060
St Joseph's School, Queens Park Catholic Primary 3.6 km 432 1,075
Wilson Primary School, Wilson Government Primary 3.6 km 291 1,022
Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park Government Primary 3.7 km 336 1,005
Trinity College, East Perth Catholic Combined 3.8 km 1,347 1,113
Cloverdale Education Support Centre, Cloverdale Government Primary 3.8 km 99 1,006
Cloverdale Primary School, Cloverdale Government Primary 3.8 km 346 958
Penrhos College, Como Independent Combined 3.9 km 1,033 1,143
Cannington Community College, Cannington Government Combined 4.1 km 819 983
Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington Government Secondary 4.1 km 127 984
Belmont City College, Belmont Government Secondary 4.1 km 1,004 963
Curtin Primary School, Manning Government Primary 4.2 km 138 1,036
Como Secondary College, Como Government Secondary 4.3 km 838 1,056
Wesley College, South Perth Independent Combined 4.3 km 1,312 1,147
Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, Cloverdale Catholic Primary 4.4 km 418 1,090
Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth Independent Primary 4.4 km 13 1,080
Belmont Primary School, Belmont Government Primary 4.7 km 73 1,011
Como Primary School, Como Government Primary 4.7 km 460 1,140
South Perth Primary School, South Perth Government Primary 4.7 km 395 1,122

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Victoria Park - Carlisle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506021119/east-victoria-park-carlisle/topic/education