76.7% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 76.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Perth City · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Perth City
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Perth City hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This highly qualified population has seen a steady increase in both university degrees and high school completion over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 76.7% of people finishing Year 12. This figure is far above the Australian average of 58.8% and has risen by 8.6 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Perth City, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult is far more likely to have a university degree here than in the rest of Western Australia. Bachelor degrees make up 40% of qualifications, while postgraduate degrees account for 17.1%.
48.2% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 48.2%
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 Perth City, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.9%, followed by society and culture at 13.8% and engineering at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Perth City has 31 schools with a total of 22,341 enrolments. The average school size is much higher than most areas, and the average school advantage score is among the highest at this level.
31
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.07
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22,341
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
721
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,131
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Perth City
31 schools — 22,341 students, average ICSEA 1,131.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 7 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| Shenton College, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | — | 2,757 | 1,160 |
| Mount Lawley Senior High School, Mount Lawley | Government | Secondary | — | 2,041 | 1,103 |
| Bob Hawke College, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | — | 1,972 | 1,129 |
| Perth Modern School, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | — | 1,472 | 1,230 |
| Trinity College, East Perth | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,347 | 1,113 |
| Highgate Primary School, Highgate | Government | Primary | — | 943 | 1,110 |
| Mount Hawthorn Primary School, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | — | 936 | 1,140 |
| Mercedes College, Perth | Independent | Secondary | — | 910 | 1,122 |
| Perth College, Mount Lawley | Independent | Combined | — | 889 | 1,138 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | — | 756 | 1,166 |
| Aranmore Catholic College, Leederville | Catholic | Secondary | — | 739 | 991 |
| Subiaco Primary School, Subiaco | Government | Primary | — | 706 | 1,169 |
| Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood | Government | Primary | — | 630 | 1,127 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Inglewood | Catholic | Primary | — | 626 | 1,107 |
| St George's Anglican Grammar School, Perth | Independent | Secondary | — | 596 | 1,139 |
| West Leederville Primary School, Leederville | Government | Primary | — | 551 | 1,146 |
| Mount Lawley Primary School, Mount Lawley | Government | Primary | — | 543 | 1,155 |
| SEDA College WA (Wembley Second Campus), Wembley | Independent | Secondary | — | 531 | 1,014 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | — | 470 | 1,135 |
| Rosalie Primary School, Shenton Park | Government | Primary | — | 470 | 1,178 |
| Jolimont Primary School, Jolimont | Government | Primary | — | 421 | 1,164 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | — | 364 | 1,132 |
| School Of Isolated and Distance Education, Leederville | Government | Combined | — | 336 | 1,063 |
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | — | 335 | 1,078 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | — | 265 | 1,097 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | — | 189 | 1,117 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate | Catholic | Primary | — | 180 | 1,124 |
| Aranmore Catholic Primary School, Leederville | Catholic | Primary | — | 179 | 1,084 |
| Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough | Independent | Primary | — | 123 | 1,168 |
| Shenton College Deaf Education Centre, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | — | 36 | 988 |
| Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | — | 28 | 1,049 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Perth City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50302/perth-city/topic/education