71.6% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 71.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bull Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bull Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 40% of adults in Bull Creek hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where 71.6% of residents completed Year 12, placing it among the highest in the country for school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 71.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Western Australian rate of 58.0% and the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bull Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the region, with 40.6% of adults holding at least a bachelor degree. This is far above the state average of 23.8% and the national figure of 26.3%.
40.6% ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 40.6%
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 Bull Creek, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.5% and health at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged in the area, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most places. Most students attend government schools, which make up 75.8% of the sector.
2.69
Lower than 61% 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).
749
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,124
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bull Creek
33 schools — 24,704 students, average ICSEA 1,124.
By sector: Government 25 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Bull Creek Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 405 | 1,139 |
| All Saints' College, Bull Creek | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,374 | 1,162 |
| Oberthur Primary School, Bull Creek | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 646 | 1,174 |
| Rossmoyne Senior High School, Rossmoyne | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 2,824 | 1,135 |
| Bateman Primary School, Bateman | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 371 | 1,126 |
| Willetton Senior High School, Willetton | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 2,767 | 1,131 |
| Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 407 | 1,147 |
| West Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 433 | 1,126 |
| Corpus Christi College, Bateman | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,789 | 1,116 |
| Burrendah Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 554 | 1,122 |
| Castlereagh School, Willetton | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 75 | 1,070 |
| Willetton Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 626 | 1,133 |
| Leeming Senior High School, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,164 | 1,077 |
| Leeming Senior High School Education Support Centre, Leeming | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 146 | 1,036 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 331 | 1,116 |
| Banksia Park Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 286 | 1,109 |
| Leeming Primary School, Leeming | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 367 | 1,107 |
| Winthrop Primary School, Winthrop | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 603 | 1,143 |
| Orana Catholic Primary School, Willetton | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 380 | 1,095 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| Rostrata Primary School, Willetton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 947 | 1,135 |
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 439 | 1,136 |
| Aquinas College, Salter Point | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,332 | 1,110 |
| Kardinya Primary School, Kardinya | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 433 | 1,087 |
| Kennedy Baptist College, Murdoch | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,244 | 1,113 |
| OneSchool Global WA, Willetton | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 258 | 986 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| Blue Gum Montessori School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 192 | 1,156 |
| Booragoon Primary School, Booragoon | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 435 | 1,121 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Queen of Apostles School, Riverton | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 208 | 1,115 |
| Riverton Primary School, Riverton | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 650 | 1,127 |
| Riverton Education Support Centre, Riverton | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 44 | 1,068 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bull Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50201/bull-creek/topic/education