39.4% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bentley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bentley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of adults with university degrees contrasts with lower school completion rates in Bentley. While 21.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 39.4% of residents finished Year 12. This creates a notable gap in educational attainment across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national and state figures, with only 39.4% of people finishing school. This is lower than most areas, and 38.3% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Bentley splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (41%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.4% of people.
21.4% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 Bentley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 17.8%, followed by health at 15.0% and engineering at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bentley has a high number of schools per child, but they are among the smallest and lowest-advantaged in the region. The area's only school is a government primary school.
30.30
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality 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).
17
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
911
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bentley
1 school — 17 students, average ICSEA 911.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Manifold Public School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 17 | 911 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bentley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10298/bentley/topic/education