69.1% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bicton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bicton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees shape daily life in Bicton. Nearly 70% of adults finished Year 12, and over a third hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 69.1% of residents completing Year 12. This is 11 points higher than the Western Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bicton, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 36.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above both the state and national figures. The most common high-level qualification is a bachelor degree at 35%.
36.9% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 36.9%
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 Bicton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 19.4%, followed by engineering and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bicton has some of the most advantaged schools in the region, which tend to be much larger than those in similar areas. There are 27 schools within 3km, though there are few schools relative to the number of children.
0.93
Lower than 94% 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).
627
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,132
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bicton
27 schools — 16,933 students, average ICSEA 1,132.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 5 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Bicton Primary School, Bicton | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 562 | 1,113 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School - St Joseph Pignatelli Campus, Attadale | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 513 | 1,131 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School, Palmyra | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 156 | 1,116 |
| Attadale Primary School, Attadale | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 440 | 1,137 |
| Santa Maria College, Attadale | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,334 | 1,133 |
| Richmond Primary School, East Fremantle | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 461 | 1,156 |
| Palmyra Primary School, Palmyra | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 536 | 1,113 |
| Iona Presentation College, Mosman Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,265 | 1,141 |
| Mosman Park Primary School, Mosman Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 403 | 1,142 |
| Mosman Park School For Deaf Children, Mosman Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 23 | 972 |
| Melville Primary School, Melville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 670 | 1,119 |
| St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls, Mosman Park | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,075 | 1,171 |
| North Fremantle Primary School, North Fremantle | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 157 | 1,112 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
| The Beehive Montessori School, Mosman Park | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 152 | 1,181 |
| Cottesloe Primary School, Peppermint Grove | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 351 | 1,153 |
| Dalkeith Primary School, Dalkeith | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 330 | 1,183 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 227 | 991 |
| East Fremantle Primary School, Fremantle | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 409 | 1,149 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Peppermint Grove | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 963 | 1,159 |
| John Curtin College Of The Arts, Fremantle | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,768 | 1,129 |
| Christian Brothers' College, Fremantle | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 954 | 1,092 |
| White Gum Valley Primary School, White Gum Valley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 246 | 1,119 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,697 | 1,193 |
| Freshwater Bay Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 398 | 1,154 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Fremantle | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 112 | 1,054 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bicton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50119/bicton/topic/education