58.3% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ashfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ashfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Twenty schools within 3km make Ashfield a highly accessible area for students. Most adults here have finished Year 12, and about a quarter hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.3% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ashfield, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is well qualified, with 24.2% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
24.2% ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Ashfield splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 16.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local schools have an advantage score of 1,028, which is higher than most areas. Three quarters of these schools are government-run, and 80% are primary schools.
4.41
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
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).
347
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ashfield
20 schools — 6,936 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Ashfield Primary School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 165 | 923 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 671 | 962 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Education Support Centre, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 48 | 973 |
| Durham Road School, Bayswater | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 242 | 992 |
| St Michael's School, Bassendean | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 208 | 1,109 |
| Bassendean Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 380 | 1,096 |
| Redcliffe Primary School, Redcliffe | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 301 | 988 |
| Casa Mia Montessori Community School, Bassendean | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 53 | 1,094 |
| Anzac Terrace Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 364 | 1,025 |
| St Maria Goretti's Catholic School, Redcliffe | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 367 | 1,057 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 460 | 1,102 |
| St Columba's School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 414 | 1,125 |
| Eden Hill Primary School, Eden Hill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 414 | 1,019 |
| Embleton Primary School, Embleton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 199 | 955 |
| Hampton Senior High School, Morley | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,092 | 983 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 73 | 1,011 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 496 | 1,066 |
| Guildford Primary School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 315 | 1,044 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Lockridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 431 | 1,064 |
| Belmay Primary School, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 243 | 958 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ashfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50034/ashfield/topic/education