79.0% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 79.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Perth - Inner · Region (SA4)
Education & Qualifications in Perth - Inner
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Perth - Inner hold a university degree, a figure far above the national average. This highly educated area shows a strong trend toward higher learning, with both school completion and degree attainment rising significantly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest for similar areas at 79.0%, which is far above the state and national figures. This rate has grown by 7.6 percentage points over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Perth - Inner, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Half of all adults (49.9%) have a bachelor degree or higher, a gap of 24 points above the Australian average. This high level of qualification has risen by 9.9 points since 2011.
49.9% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 49.9%
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 - Inner, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.4%, followed by health and society and culture, which both stand at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools here are much larger than most areas on average, with 57 schools educating 36,741 students. Government schools make up the largest sector at 56.1%.
57
Lower than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.08
Lower than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36,741
Lower than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
645
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,144
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Perth - Inner
57 schools — 36,741 students, average ICSEA 1,144.
By sector: Government 32 · Independent 16 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 34 · Combined 12 · Secondary 11
| 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 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, Claremont | Independent | Combined | — | 1,697 | 1,193 |
| Scotch College, Swanbourne | Independent | Combined | — | 1,552 | 1,129 |
| John XXIII College, Mount Claremont | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,492 | 1,186 |
| Perth Modern School, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | — | 1,472 | 1,230 |
| Trinity College, East Perth | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,347 | 1,113 |
| Iona Presentation College, Mosman Park | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,265 | 1,141 |
| St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls, Mosman Park | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,075 | 1,171 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Claremont | Independent | Combined | — | 1,035 | 1,190 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Peppermint Grove | Independent | Combined | — | 963 | 1,159 |
| 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 |
| Floreat Park Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | — | 571 | 1,173 |
| 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 |
| Nedlands Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | — | 473 | 1,180 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | — | 470 | 1,135 |
| Rosalie Primary School, Shenton Park | Government | Primary | — | 470 | 1,178 |
| Swanbourne Primary School, Swanbourne | Government | Primary | — | 465 | 1,149 |
| Jolimont Primary School, Jolimont | Government | Primary | — | 421 | 1,164 |
| Mosman Park Primary School, Mosman Park | Government | Primary | — | 403 | 1,142 |
| Freshwater Bay Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | — | 398 | 1,154 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | — | 364 | 1,132 |
| Hollywood Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | — | 358 | 1,174 |
| Cottesloe Primary School, Peppermint Grove | Government | Primary | — | 351 | 1,153 |
| Kapinara Primary School, City Beach | Government | Primary | — | 348 | 1,166 |
| North Cottesloe Primary School, Cottesloe | Government | Primary | — | 348 | 1,164 |
| School Of Isolated and Distance Education, Leederville | Government | Combined | — | 336 | 1,063 |
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | — | 335 | 1,078 |
| Dalkeith Primary School, Dalkeith | Government | Primary | — | 330 | 1,183 |
| Mount Claremont Primary School, Mount Claremont | Government | Primary | — | 325 | 1,141 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | — | 265 | 1,097 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | — | 189 | 1,117 |
| Holy Spirit School, City Beach | Catholic | Primary | — | 188 | 1,163 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate | Catholic | Primary | — | 180 | 1,124 |
| Aranmore Catholic Primary School, Leederville | Catholic | Primary | — | 179 | 1,084 |
| St Thomas' Primary School, Claremont | Catholic | Primary | — | 176 | 1,169 |
| City Beach Primary School, City Beach | Government | Primary | — | 163 | 1,148 |
| Quintilian School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | — | 160 | 1,182 |
| The Beehive Montessori School, Mosman Park | Independent | Combined | — | 152 | 1,181 |
| Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough | Independent | Primary | — | 123 | 1,168 |
| Moerlina School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | — | 50 | 1,143 |
| The Japanese School in Perth, City Beach | Independent | Combined | — | 39 | 1,140 |
| Shenton College Deaf Education Centre, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | — | 36 | 988 |
| Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | — | 28 | 1,049 |
| Mosman Park School For Deaf Children, Mosman Park | Government | Primary | — | 23 | 972 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Perth - Inner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/503/perth-inner/topic/education