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Higher than 76% 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).
Welshpool · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Welshpool
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in Welshpool hold high-level university degrees compared to other areas. The most striking gap is that not a single adult here has a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 38%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Welshpool, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Welshpool hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is far below both the Western Australian figure of 23.8% and the Australian average of 26.3%.
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Welshpool, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 35 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 76% of similar areas.
Schools serving Welshpool
35 schools — 16,535 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 10 · Combined 2
| Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 336 | 1,005 |
| St Norbert College, Queens Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 910 | 1,060 |
| St Joseph's School, Queens Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 432 | 1,075 |
| Gibbs Street Primary School, East Cannington | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 602 | 1,043 |
| Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,947 | 1,037 |
| Kewdale Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 219 | 993 |
| Sevenoaks Senior College, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 439 | 964 |
| Cannington Community College, Cannington | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 819 | 983 |
| Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 127 | 984 |
| Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 315 | 1,062 |
| Wattle Grove Primary School, Wattle Grove | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 870 | 1,073 |
| Beckenham Primary School, Beckenham | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 391 | 992 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| Cloverdale Primary School, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 346 | 958 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 94 | 990 |
| Cloverdale Education Support Centre, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 99 | 1,006 |
| East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 56 | 1,049 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 336 | 974 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, Cloverdale | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 418 | 1,090 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| Belmont City College, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,004 | 963 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| St Clare's School, Lathlain | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 35 | 991 |
| Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 673 | 1,088 |
| Rivervale Primary School, Rivervale | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 333 | 1,014 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Dawson Park Primary School, Forrestfield | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 494 | 999 |
| Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford | Catholic | Secondary | 5.3 km | 135 | 712 |
| Woodlupine Primary School, Forrestfield | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 279 | 963 |
| Forrestfield Primary School, Forrestfield | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 186 | 949 |
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 82 | 1,008 |
Sources
- 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 Welshpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031130/welshpool/topic/education