72.9% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 72.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alfred Cove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alfred Cove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of residents in Alfred Cove have finished high school and earned degrees than the national average. Roughly 73% of people here completed Year 12, which is 14 points above the Australian figure. This high level of schooling is reflected in the large number of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 72.9% of residents finished Year 12, a result that is far above the Western Australian average of 58%. This is among the highest levels of school completion seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alfred Cove, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly 40% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 37.5%.
39.8% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 39.8%
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 Alfred Cove, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 24.6%, followed by engineering at 14.9% and health at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools within 3km than about 90% of similar places, with 21 options available. These schools are typically larger than most, and the average school advantage score is among the highest at this level.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
667
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,116
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alfred Cove
21 schools — 14,012 students, average ICSEA 1,116.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Booragoon Primary School, Booragoon | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 435 | 1,121 |
| Melville Primary School, Melville | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 670 | 1,119 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 227 | 991 |
| St Benedict's School, Applecross | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 336 | 1,152 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| Bicton Primary School, Bicton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 562 | 1,113 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School, Palmyra | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 156 | 1,116 |
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 603 | 1,143 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| Applecross Primary School, Applecross | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 571 | 1,155 |
| Palmyra Primary School, Palmyra | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 536 | 1,113 |
| Kardinya Primary School, Kardinya | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 433 | 1,087 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 371 | 1,126 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alfred Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50010/alfred-cove/topic/education