64.9% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bentley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bentley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees shape the daily life of Bentley, where 29.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and the Western Australian average, marking the area as one of the most qualified in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much higher than most areas, with 64.9% of residents completing Year 12. This is well above the 58.8% national average and the state figure of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bentley, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is well qualified, as the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than most areas. This figure is well above the Western Australian average of 23.8%.
29.4% ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 29.4%
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 Bentley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bentley has 45 schools within 3 km, among the largest count at this level, with an average school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
3.36
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 91% 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).
474
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bentley
45 schools — 21,320 students, average ICSEA 1,074.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 9 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 336 | 974 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 94 | 990 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 135 | 712 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 56 | 1,049 |
| East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| St Joseph's School, Queens Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 432 | 1,075 |
| Cannington Community College, Cannington | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 819 | 983 |
| Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 127 | 984 |
| St Norbert College, Queens Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 910 | 1,060 |
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 82 | 1,008 |
| Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,947 | 1,037 |
| Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 336 | 1,005 |
| Sevenoaks Senior College, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 439 | 964 |
| Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 315 | 1,062 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| Queen of Apostles School, Riverton | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 208 | 1,115 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 447 | 1,121 |
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| St Clare's School, Lathlain | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 35 | 991 |
| Riverton Primary School, Riverton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 650 | 1,127 |
| Riverton Education Support Centre, Riverton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 44 | 1,068 |
| Penrhos College, Como | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,033 | 1,143 |
| Collier Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 298 | 1,076 |
| Como Secondary College, Como | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 838 | 1,056 |
| Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 510 | 1,127 |
| Regent College, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 340 | 1,142 |
| Fountain College - Ferndale Campus, Ferndale | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 608 | 1,022 |
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 439 | 1,136 |
| Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 113 | 1,035 |
| Gibbs Street Primary School, East Cannington | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 602 | 1,043 |
| Perth Montessori School, Burswood | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 92 | 1,115 |
| Kewdale Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 219 | 993 |
| Manning Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 436 | 1,105 |
| Como Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 460 | 1,140 |
| St Pius X Catholic School, Manning | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 172 | 1,136 |
| Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 13 | 1,080 |
| Aquinas College, Salter Point | Catholic | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,332 | 1,110 |
| Wesley College, South Perth | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,312 | 1,147 |
| South Perth Primary School, South Perth | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 395 | 1,122 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bentley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50111/bentley/topic/education