67.5% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bedford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bedford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of adults in Bedford hold a bachelor's degree, making it a highly educated area. This academic strength is seen across the board, with school and university completion rates sitting well above the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are high here, as 67.5% of residents completed Year 12. This is well above the 58.8% national figure and most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bedford, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High school success carries through to university, with 34.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Western Australian average of 23.8%.
34.2% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 34.2%
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 Bedford, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bedford has access to 33 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for any area of this size. The local schools are typically larger and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
0.92
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
Higher than 89% 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).
524
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bedford
33 schools — 17,300 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 24 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| St Peter's Primary School, Inglewood | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 626 | 1,107 |
| Chisholm Catholic College, Bedford | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,738 | 1,079 |
| John Forrest Secondary College, Morley | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,122 | 1,026 |
| Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 630 | 1,127 |
| Hillcrest Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 496 | 1,066 |
| Australian Islamic College (Dianella), Dianella | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 868 | 1,018 |
| Infant Jesus School, Morley | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 420 | 1,083 |
| Embleton Primary School, Embleton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 199 | 955 |
| Morley Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 228 | 1,027 |
| West Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 303 | 1,044 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 460 | 1,102 |
| North East Metropolitan Language Development Centre, Dianella | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 337 | 1,016 |
| Our Lady's Assumption School, Dianella | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 371 | 1,094 |
| Mount Lawley Primary School, Mount Lawley | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 543 | 1,155 |
| St Columba's School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 414 | 1,125 |
| Mount Lawley Senior High School, Mount Lawley | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 2,041 | 1,103 |
| Weld Square Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 158 | 1,053 |
| Durham Road School, Bayswater | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 242 | 992 |
| Maylands Peninsula Primary School, Maylands | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 740 | 1,086 |
| Perth College, Mount Lawley | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 889 | 1,138 |
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 11 | 1,102 |
| Carmel School, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 390 | 1,149 |
| Sir David Brand School, Coolbinia | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 63 | 1,032 |
| Sutherland Dianella Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 363 | 1,083 |
| Coolbinia Primary School, Coolbinia | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 401 | 1,139 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 186 | 1,141 |
| Yokine Primary School, Yokine | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 313 | 1,073 |
| Hampton Park Primary School, Morley | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 394 | 1,017 |
| Camboon Primary School, Noranda | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 322 | 1,019 |
| North Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 207 | 1,032 |
| Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 448 | 1,098 |
| Morley Senior High School, Noranda | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,013 | 1,008 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 364 | 1,132 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bedford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50091/bedford/topic/education