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Perth - South East · Region (SA4)

Education & Qualifications in Perth - South East

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Perth - South East. About 61.4% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the state average. This trend toward higher education has grown steadily over the last decade.

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📍 Perth - South East, Region (SA4)

Where Perth - South East sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

26.0% ▲ +42.2%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Perth - South East — higher than 72% of areas.

Perth - South East26.0%
Greater Perth 26.5%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion has climbed 10.0 percentage points since 2011. Now, 61.4% of people have finished Year 12, which is a little above the national figure and well above the Western Australian average.

Completed Year 12

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61.4% ▲ +19.4%

Higher than 73% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Perth - South East, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 61.4% Year 10 17.7% Year 11 8.0% Year 9 or below 6.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are common here, with 26.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the state average and represents a rise of 7.7 percentage points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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26.0% ▲ +42.2%

Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Perth - South East splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.

Bachelor degree 27.8% Certificate III / IV 26.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.1% Postgraduate degree 9.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.4% Certificate I / II 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.9%. Society and culture and health also make up a significant share of qualifications.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has 190 schools and 98,051 enrolments, making it one of the largest at this level. While school sizes and advantage scores are higher than most areas, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children.

Average school ICSEA

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1,039

Higher than 65% of region (sa4) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

Schools in and around Perth - South East — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Schools serving Perth - South East

190 schools — 98,051 students, average ICSEA 1,039.

By sector: Government 128 · Independent 36 · Catholic 26

By type: Primary 127 · Secondary 35 · Combined 28
Willetton Senior High School, Willetton Government Secondary — 2,767 1,131
Harrisdale Senior High School, Harrisdale Government Secondary — 2,303 1,072
Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale Independent Combined — 1,947 1,037
Carey Baptist College, Harrisdale Independent Combined — 1,484 1,114
Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park Catholic Secondary — 1,442 1,108
Byford Secondary College, Byford Government Secondary — 1,419 971
Canning Vale College, Canning Vale Government Secondary — 1,384 1,038
Kelmscott Senior High School, Kelmscott Government Secondary — 1,335 984
Aquinas College, Salter Point Catholic Combined — 1,332 1,110
Wesley College, South Perth Independent Combined — 1,312 1,147
Lynwood Senior High School, Parkwood Government Secondary — 1,264 1,002
St John Bosco College, Piara Waters Catholic Combined — 1,243 1,063
Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington Government Secondary — 1,215 1,041
Southern River College, Gosnells Government Secondary — 1,209 941
John Wollaston Anglican Community School, Camillo Independent Combined — 1,206 1,060
Kalamunda Senior High School, Kalamunda Government Secondary — 1,156 1,030
Al-Ameen College, Langford Independent Combined — 1,145 1,087
Darling Range Sports College, Forrestfield Government Secondary — 1,144 960
Thornlie Senior High School, Thornlie Government Secondary — 1,125 969
Piara Waters Primary School, Piara Waters Government Primary — 1,070 1,078
Providence Christian College, Southern River Independent Combined — 1,041 1,109
Penrhos College, Como Independent Combined — 1,033 1,143
Harrisdale Primary School, Harrisdale Government Primary — 1,028 1,092
Aspiri Primary School, Piara Waters Government Primary — 1,024 1,091
Court Grammar School, Mundijong Independent Combined — 1,022 1,012
Lumen Christi College, Martin Catholic Secondary — 1,018 1,004
Rehoboth Christian College, Kenwick Independent Combined — 1,009 1,119
Belmont City College, Belmont Government Secondary — 1,004 963
Caladenia Primary School, Canning Vale Government Primary — 997 1,116
Lesmurdie Senior High School, Lesmurdie Government Secondary — 976 1,028
Rostrata Primary School, Willetton Government Primary — 947 1,135
St Norbert College, Queens Park Catholic Secondary — 910 1,060
Wattle Grove Primary School, Wattle Grove Government Primary — 870 1,073
Salvado Catholic College, Byford Catholic Combined — 867 1,035
Mazenod College, Lesmurdie Independent Secondary — 862 1,060
Riva Primary School, Piara Waters Government Primary — 854 1,066
Como Secondary College, Como Government Secondary — 838 1,056
Challis Community Primary School, Armadale Government Primary — 830 936
Cannington Community College, Cannington Government Combined — 819 983
West Byford Primary School, Byford Government Primary — 817 992
St Brigid's College, Lesmurdie Independent Combined — 812 1,060
North Harrisdale Primary School, Harrisdale Government Primary — 805 1,077
Woodland Grove Primary School, Byford Government Primary — 781 993
Cecil Andrews College, Armadale Government Secondary — 767 886
Armadale Senior High School, Armadale Government Secondary — 762 920
Carey Baptist College Forrestdale, Forrestdale Independent Combined — 760 1,081
Australian Islamic College (Thornlie), Thornlie Independent Combined — 733 1,019
Bletchley Park Primary School, Southern River Government Primary — 692 1,050
Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain Government Primary — 673 1,088
Dale Christian College WA, Armadale Independent Combined — 657 1,001
Riverton Primary School, Riverton Government Primary — 650 1,127
Willandra Primary School, Seville Grove Government Primary — 648 936
Ranford Primary School, Canning Vale Government Primary — 646 1,102
Roleystone Community College, Roleystone Government Combined — 640 1,022
Forest Crescent Primary School, Thornlie Government Primary — 627 1,011
Willetton Primary School, Willetton Government Primary — 626 1,133
Parkwood Primary School, Parkwood Government Primary — 619 1,030
Fountain College - Ferndale Campus, Ferndale Independent Combined — 608 1,022
Bannister Creek Primary School, Lynwood Government Primary — 607 1,036
Gibbs Street Primary School, East Cannington Government Primary — 602 1,043
Australian Islamic College (Forrestdale), Forrestdale Independent Combined — 599 1,042
Piara Waters Senior High School, Piara Waters Government Secondary — 558 1,065
Burrendah Primary School, Willetton Government Primary — 554 1,122
Marri Grove Primary School, Byford Government Primary — 545 963
Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park Government Primary — 544 1,084
Campbell Primary School, Canning Vale Government Primary — 530 1,089
Southern Grove Primary School, Southern River Government Primary — 530 1,038
Gwynne Park Primary School, Armadale Government Primary — 525 879
Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park Government Primary — 510 1,127
Dawson Park Primary School, Forrestfield Government Primary — 494 999
Thornlie Primary School, Thornlie Government Primary — 470 941
Como Primary School, Como Government Primary — 460 1,140
Clifton Hills Primary School, Kelmscott Government Primary — 454 1,006
Southern Hills Christian College, Bedfordale Independent Combined — 453 1,020
Kensington Primary School, Kensington Government Primary — 447 1,121
Maida Vale Primary School, Maida Vale Government Primary — 442 1,019
Armadale Primary School, Armadale Government Primary — 440 1,002
Huntingdale Primary School, Huntingdale Government Primary — 439 956
Sevenoaks Senior College, Cannington Government Secondary — 439 964
Shelley Primary School, Shelley Government Primary — 439 1,136
Manning Primary School, Manning Government Primary — 436 1,105
Ashburton Drive Primary School, Gosnells Government Primary — 434 931
Gosnells Primary School, Gosnells Government Primary — 434 950
HillSide Christian College, Forrestfield Independent Combined — 432 1,039
St Joseph's School, Queens Park Catholic Primary — 432 1,075
East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park Government Primary — 429 1,088
Gooseberry Hill Primary School, Gooseberry Hill Government Primary — 429 1,069
Byford Primary School, Byford Government Primary — 426 969
South Thornlie Primary School, Thornlie Government Primary — 421 997
Canning Vale Primary School, Canning Vale Government Primary — 419 1,076
Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, Cloverdale Catholic Primary — 418 1,090
Xavier Catholic School, Hilbert Catholic Primary — 410 1,023
Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne Government Primary — 407 1,147
Yale Primary School, Thornlie Government Primary — 398 969
East Maddington Primary School, Maddington Government Primary — 396 970
South Perth Primary School, South Perth Government Primary — 395 1,122
St Emilie's Catholic Primary School, Canning Vale Catholic Primary — 394 1,103
Beckenham Primary School, Beckenham Government Primary — 391 992
St Munchin's Catholic School, Gosnells Catholic Primary — 388 995
High Wycombe Primary School, High Wycombe Government Primary — 387 972
Sacred Heart Primary School, Thornlie Catholic Primary — 387 1,050
Edney Primary School, High Wycombe Government Primary — 386 972
East Kenwick Primary School, Kenwick Government Primary — 385 913
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, South Perth Catholic Primary — 381 1,140
Orana Catholic Primary School, Willetton Catholic Primary — 380 1,095
Kalamunda Primary School, Kalamunda Government Primary — 368 1,059
Kelmscott Primary School, Kelmscott Government Primary — 367 975
St Maria Goretti's Catholic School, Redcliffe Catholic Primary — 367 1,057
John Calvin Christian College, Armadale Independent Secondary — 366 1,042
Wirrabirra Primary School, Gosnells Government Primary — 366 923
Cloverdale Primary School, Cloverdale Government Primary — 346 958
Walliston Primary School, Walliston Government Primary — 344 1,041
Beenyup Primary School, Byford Government Primary — 340 961
Regent College, Victoria Park Independent Primary — 340 1,142
Bentley Primary School, Bentley Government Primary — 336 974
Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park Government Primary — 336 1,005
Grovelands Primary School, Camillo Government Primary — 335 898
Rivervale Primary School, Rivervale Government Primary — 333 1,014
Bramfield Park Primary School, Maddington Government Primary — 332 936
Excelsior Primary School, Canning Vale Government Primary — 330 1,060
Brookman Primary School, Langford Government Primary — 323 963
Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale Government Primary — 315 1,062
Yule Brook College, Maddington Government Secondary — 311 868
Westfield Park Primary School, Camillo Government Primary — 305 911
Lesmurdie Primary School, Lesmurdie Government Primary — 304 1,049
Neerigen Brook Primary School, Armadale Government Primary — 302 911
Redcliffe Primary School, Redcliffe Government Primary — 301 988
Collier Primary School, Como Government Primary — 298 1,076
Falls Road Primary School, Lesmurdie Government Primary — 298 1,067
Wilson Primary School, Wilson Government Primary — 291 1,022
Woodlupine Primary School, Forrestfield Government Primary — 279 963
Forrestdale Primary School, Forrestdale Government Primary — 264 990
OneSchool Global WA, Willetton Independent Combined — 258 986
Kingsley Primary School, Armadale Government Primary — 254 938
Yarralinka Primary School, Southern River Government Primary — 253 1,040
Mundijong Primary School, Mundijong Government Primary — 250 963
Canning College, Bentley Government Secondary — 247 1,073
Belmay Primary School, Cloverdale Government Primary — 243 958
Maddington Primary School, Maddington Government Primary — 239 974
Seaforth Primary School, Gosnells Government Primary — 233 907
Serpentine Primary School, Serpentine Government Primary — 229 997
South East Language Development Centre, Cloverdale Government Primary — 221 950
Kewdale Primary School, Kewdale Government Primary — 219 993
Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary School, High Wycombe Catholic Primary — 211 1,056
Byford John Calvin School, Byford Independent Primary — 208 1,033
Queen of Apostles School, Riverton Catholic Primary — 208 1,115
Australian Christian College - Darling Downs, Brookdale Independent Combined — 201 1,028
Carmel Adventist College, Carmel Independent Secondary — 200 1,039
Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley Independent Primary — 198 1,055
Mary's Mount Primary School, Gooseberry Hill Catholic Primary — 196 1,075
Santa Clara School, St James Catholic Primary — 192 1,072
St Jude's Catholic School, Langford Catholic Primary — 189 1,049
Forrestfield Primary School, Forrestfield Government Primary — 186 949
Kelmscott John Calvin School, Champion Lakes Independent Primary — 183 1,043
St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale Catholic Primary — 181 1,114
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Kelmscott Catholic Primary — 180 1,039
St Pius X Catholic School, Manning Catholic Primary — 172 1,136
Pioneer Village School, Armadale Independent Primary — 169 1,027
Orange Grove Primary School, Orange Grove Government Primary — 158 973
Kalamunda Christian School, Walliston Independent Primary — 150 1,080
Carmel Adventist College Primary School, Bickley Independent Primary — 141 1,081
Curtin Primary School, Manning Government Primary — 138 1,036
Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford Catholic Secondary — 135 712
Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington Government Secondary — 127 984
Heritage College Perth, Forrestfield Independent Combined — 123 1,030
Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park Independent Primary — 113 1,035
Kenwick School, Kenwick Government Combined — 101 972
Cloverdale Education Support Centre, Cloverdale Government Primary — 99 1,006
Carson Street School, East Victoria Park Government Primary — 94 990
Gwynne Park Education Support Centre, Armadale Government Primary — 94 972
Armadale Education Support Centre, Armadale Government Secondary — 93 952
Perth Montessori School, Burswood Independent Combined — 92 1,115
Kensington Secondary School, Kensington Government Secondary — 82 1,008
Sowilo Community High School, Kelmscott Independent Secondary — 78 945
Castlereagh School, Willetton Government Combined — 75 1,070
Maddington Education Support Centre, Maddington Government Primary — 74 1,019
Belmont Primary School, Belmont Government Primary — 73 1,011
Communicare Academy, Kenwick Independent Secondary — 70 896
Kalamunda Primary Education Support Centre, Kalamunda Government Primary — 69 1,015
Jarrahdale Primary School, Jarrahdale Government Primary — 68 988
Wirrabirra Education Support Centre, Gosnells Government Primary — 67 965
Eton Farm Primary School, Serpentine Independent Primary — 59 1,010
East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park Government Primary — 56 1,049
Canning Vale Education Support Centre, Canning Vale Government Primary — 50 1,064
Kalamunda Secondary Education Support Centre, Kalamunda Government Secondary — 45 1,000
Riverton Education Support Centre, Riverton Government Primary — 44 1,068
St Francis' School, Maddington Catholic Secondary — 39 975
St Clare's School, Lathlain Catholic Secondary — 35 991
Pickering Brook Primary School, Pickering Brook Government Primary — 29 1,013
Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth Independent Primary — 13 1,080

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • 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 Perth - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/506/perth-south-east/topic/education