78.2% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 78.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Applecross - Ardross · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Applecross - Ardross
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 21 point gap separates the university qualification rate in Applecross - Ardross from the national figure. This area is exceptionally well-educated, with nearly half of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. High levels of schooling and university degrees are common throughout the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher than most areas, with 78.2% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and has risen by 9.5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Applecross - Ardross, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Almost half of adults (47.3%) have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion has climbed 12 points since 2011, with bachelor degrees being the most common qualification at 43.4%.
47.3% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 47.3%
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 Applecross - Ardross, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 24.8%, followed by health and engineering which both sit at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores for their level, with 3,317 enrolments across four schools. Three-quarters of these schools are government-run and focused on primary education.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.95
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
Higher than 74% 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).
3,317
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
829
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,133
Higher than 92% 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 Applecross - Ardross
33 schools — 24,211 students, average ICSEA 1,123.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| St Benedict's School, Applecross | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 336 | 1,152 |
| Applecross Primary School, Applecross | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 571 | 1,155 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| Booragoon Primary School, Booragoon | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 435 | 1,121 |
| St Pius X Catholic School, Manning | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 172 | 1,136 |
| Manning Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 436 | 1,105 |
| Aquinas College, Salter Point | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,332 | 1,110 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| Como Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 460 | 1,140 |
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| Como Secondary College, Como | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 838 | 1,056 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 407 | 1,147 |
| Melville Primary School, Melville | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 670 | 1,119 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 371 | 1,126 |
| Penrhos College, Como | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,033 | 1,143 |
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 603 | 1,143 |
| Nedlands Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 473 | 1,180 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
| Rossmoyne Senior High School, Rossmoyne | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 2,824 | 1,135 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
| Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 13 | 1,080 |
| Collier Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 298 | 1,076 |
| South Perth Primary School, South Perth | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 395 | 1,122 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, South Perth | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 381 | 1,140 |
| All Saints' College, Bull Creek | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,374 | 1,162 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 227 | 991 |
| Wesley College, South Perth | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,312 | 1,147 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Applecross - Ardross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041175/applecross-ardross/topic/education