63.8% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alkimos · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alkimos
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Alkimos have finished high school than in most similar areas. Around 63.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure of 58.8%. This high school completion rate sets a strong foundation for the local workforce, though university degrees are less common here than across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is a standout for Alkimos at 63.8%, sitting well above both Western Australia and the national average. Only 3.5% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alkimos, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While high school rates are strong, 19.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.2% of residents.
19.6% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 Alkimos, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 16.7%, followed by Engineering at 15.3% and Society and Culture at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most similar areas, with an average size of 658 students. There are 14 schools within 3km, and the majority (71.4%) are government-run.
2.21
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
658
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alkimos
14 schools — 9,207 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| St James' Anglican School, Alkimos | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,137 | 1,053 |
| Shorehaven Primary School, Alkimos | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 778 | 998 |
| Northshore Christian Grammar School, Alkimos | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 776 | 1,046 |
| Alkimos Beach Primary School, Alkimos | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 600 | 1,030 |
| Alkimos College, Alkimos | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,219 | 1,006 |
| Alkimos Primary School, Alkimos | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 682 | 988 |
| John Butler Primary College, Butler | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 453 | 986 |
| Eglinton Beach Primary School, Eglinton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 288 | 1,020 |
| Butler Primary School, Butler | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 530 | 984 |
| East Butler Primary School, Butler | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 244 | 972 |
| Butler College, Butler | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,039 | 965 |
| Irene McCormack Catholic College, Butler | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 665 | 1,013 |
| Quinns Beach Primary School, Quinns Rocks | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 385 | 970 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Butler | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 411 | 1,030 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alkimos [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50011/alkimos/topic/education