77.9% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 77.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Applecross · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Applecross
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas, making Applecross a highly educated hub. Nearly half of all adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for the area, with 77.9% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Applecross, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A huge 47.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. Postgraduate degrees are also common, held by 16.2% of the population.
47.2% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 47.2%
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 Applecross, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 25%, followed by health at 15.5% and engineering at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged in the region. While there are 27 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest.
0.84
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
624
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,118
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 Applecross
27 schools — 16,843 students, average ICSEA 1,118.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 20 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| St Benedict's School, Applecross | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 336 | 1,152 |
| Applecross Primary School, Applecross | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 571 | 1,155 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| Booragoon Primary School, Booragoon | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 435 | 1,121 |
| St Pius X Catholic School, Manning | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 172 | 1,136 |
| Manning Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 436 | 1,105 |
| Aquinas College, Salter Point | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,332 | 1,110 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| Como Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 460 | 1,140 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| Como Secondary College, Como | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 838 | 1,056 |
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| Penrhos College, Como | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,033 | 1,143 |
| Melville Primary School, Melville | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 670 | 1,119 |
| Nedlands Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 473 | 1,180 |
| Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 13 | 1,080 |
| Collier Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 298 | 1,076 |
| South Perth Primary School, South Perth | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 395 | 1,122 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, South Perth | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 381 | 1,140 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
| Wesley College, South Perth | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,312 | 1,147 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 227 | 991 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Applecross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50022/applecross/topic/education