61.7% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.1%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bassendean · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bassendean
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of adults in Bassendean hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the state average. This high level of qualification is reflected across the board, with more residents finishing high school than in most similar areas. It is a community with a strong foundation of formal education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little more than 61% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 58%. This is much higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bassendean, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 28.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average of 23.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
28.5% ▲ +45.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bassendean splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 29 schools within 3km, among the largest number for this level of area. These schools are typically larger than most and have a higher average advantage score.
3.16
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
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).
482
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bassendean
29 schools — 13,974 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 671 | 962 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Education Support Centre, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 48 | 973 |
| St Michael's School, Bassendean | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 208 | 1,109 |
| Ashfield Primary School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 165 | 923 |
| Bassendean Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 380 | 1,096 |
| Casa Mia Montessori Community School, Bassendean | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 53 | 1,094 |
| Anzac Terrace Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 364 | 1,025 |
| Eden Hill Primary School, Eden Hill | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 414 | 1,019 |
| Guildford Primary School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 315 | 1,044 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Lockridge | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 431 | 1,064 |
| Durham Road School, Bayswater | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 242 | 992 |
| Hampton Senior High School, Morley | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,092 | 983 |
| Lockridge Primary School, Lockridge | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 282 | 851 |
| Redcliffe Primary School, Redcliffe | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 301 | 988 |
| St Maria Goretti's Catholic School, Redcliffe | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 367 | 1,057 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 460 | 1,102 |
| Embleton Primary School, Embleton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 199 | 955 |
| St Columba's School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 414 | 1,125 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 394 | 1,017 |
| Kiara College, Kiara | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 620 | 804 |
| Guildford Grammar School, Guildford | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,225 | 1,100 |
| Weld Square Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 158 | 1,053 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 496 | 1,066 |
| East Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 362 | 969 |
| John Forrest Secondary College, Morley | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,122 | 1,026 |
| Chisholm Catholic College, Bedford | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,738 | 1,079 |
| Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 273 | 813 |
| West Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 429 | 959 |
| Governor Stirling Senior High School, Woodbridge | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 751 | 961 |
Sources
More for Bassendean
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bassendean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50078/bassendean/topic/education