70.9% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 70.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burswood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burswood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of education are more common in Burswood than in most similar areas. Over a third of adults hold a university degree, and 71% of residents finished Year 12. This is far above both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common here than across the country, with 70.9% of residents reaching this milestone. This is 12 points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burswood, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 37.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 23.8% seen across Western Australia.
37.4% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 37.4%
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 Burswood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Burswood has 36 schools within 3 km, which is among the highest numbers for its level. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 537 students.
3.98
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
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).
537
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,107
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burswood
36 schools — 19,341 students, average ICSEA 1,107.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 8 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Trinity College, East Perth | Catholic | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,347 | 1,113 |
| Perth Montessori School, Burswood | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 92 | 1,115 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 181 | 1,114 |
| Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 510 | 1,127 |
| Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 113 | 1,035 |
| Regent College, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 340 | 1,142 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 673 | 1,088 |
| St Clare's School, Lathlain | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 35 | 991 |
| Rivervale Primary School, Rivervale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 333 | 1,014 |
| Mercedes College, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 910 | 1,122 |
| Maylands Peninsula Primary School, Maylands | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 740 | 1,086 |
| East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 447 | 1,121 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 73 | 1,011 |
| East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 56 | 1,049 |
| Highgate Primary School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 943 | 1,110 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 180 | 1,124 |
| Perth College, Mount Lawley | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 889 | 1,138 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 315 | 1,062 |
| St George's Anglican Grammar School, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 596 | 1,139 |
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 82 | 1,008 |
| Mount Lawley Primary School, Mount Lawley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 543 | 1,155 |
| Wesley College, South Perth | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,312 | 1,147 |
| St Columba's School, Bayswater | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 414 | 1,125 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 94 | 990 |
| Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 460 | 1,102 |
| South Perth Primary School, South Perth | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 395 | 1,122 |
| Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 13 | 1,080 |
| Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 630 | 1,127 |
| Collier Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 298 | 1,076 |
| Mount Lawley Senior High School, Mount Lawley | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 2,041 | 1,103 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 186 | 1,141 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 470 | 1,135 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 544 | 1,084 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50226/burswood/topic/education