67.9% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bentley - Wilson - St James · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bentley - Wilson - St James
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 67% of adults in Bentley - Wilson - St James have finished Year 12, making it a well-educated area. This trend is growing, with a significant rise in both high school completion and university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen by 9.5 points since 2011 to reach 67.9%. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and the state's 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bentley - Wilson - St James, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has climbed to 32.8%, which is well above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This represents a 9.7 point increase since 2011.
32.8% ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 32.8%
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 Bentley - Wilson - St James, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5 schools in the area, which is more than about 71% of similar places. Most are government-run (60%) and 80% are primary schools.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.90
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
55
Higher than 89% 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).
1,264
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
253
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,032
Higher than 57% 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 Bentley - Wilson - St James
55 schools — 28,024 students, average ICSEA 1,069.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 11 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 11 · Combined 8
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 0.2 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 336 | 974 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 135 | 712 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 94 | 990 |
| Cannington Community College, Cannington | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 819 | 983 |
| Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 127 | 984 |
| Queen of Apostles School, Riverton | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 208 | 1,115 |
| Riverton Primary School, Riverton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 650 | 1,127 |
| Riverton Education Support Centre, Riverton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 44 | 1,068 |
| St Joseph's School, Queens Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 432 | 1,075 |
| Fountain College - Ferndale Campus, Ferndale | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 608 | 1,022 |
| St Norbert College, Queens Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 910 | 1,060 |
| Sevenoaks Senior College, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 439 | 964 |
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 439 | 1,136 |
| Lynwood Senior High School, Parkwood | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,264 | 1,002 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Parkwood Primary School, Parkwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 619 | 1,030 |
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 336 | 1,005 |
| East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 56 | 1,049 |
| East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Bannister Creek Primary School, Lynwood | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 607 | 1,036 |
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 82 | 1,008 |
| Como Secondary College, Como | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 838 | 1,056 |
| Orana Catholic Primary School, Willetton | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 380 | 1,095 |
| Brookman Primary School, Langford | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 323 | 963 |
| Penrhos College, Como | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,033 | 1,143 |
| Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,947 | 1,037 |
| Gibbs Street Primary School, East Cannington | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 602 | 1,043 |
| Collier Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 298 | 1,076 |
| St Jude's Catholic School, Langford | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 189 | 1,049 |
| Manning Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 436 | 1,105 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 447 | 1,121 |
| St Pius X Catholic School, Manning | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 172 | 1,136 |
| Al-Ameen College, Langford | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,145 | 1,087 |
| Aquinas College, Salter Point | Catholic | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,332 | 1,110 |
| Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 315 | 1,062 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| Rostrata Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 947 | 1,135 |
| St Clare's School, Lathlain | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 35 | 991 |
| Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 673 | 1,088 |
| Beckenham Primary School, Beckenham | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 391 | 992 |
| Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 510 | 1,127 |
| Como Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 460 | 1,140 |
| Regent College, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 340 | 1,142 |
| Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 113 | 1,035 |
| OneSchool Global WA, Willetton | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 258 | 986 |
| Kewdale Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 219 | 993 |
| Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth | Independent | Primary | 5.4 km | 13 | 1,080 |
| Wesley College, South Perth | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 1,312 | 1,147 |
| South Perth Primary School, South Perth | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 395 | 1,122 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bentley - Wilson - St James [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031124/bentley-wilson-st-james/topic/education