66.8% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carlisle · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carlisle
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 10 percentage points separates Carlisle from the state average for university degrees. This is a highly educated community where 33.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above both Western Australia and the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is strong in Carlisle, with 66.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the 58.0% seen in Western Australia and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carlisle, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, as 33.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
33.3% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 Carlisle, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by engineering at 15.0% and society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 32 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number at this level. These schools are typically larger than most other areas and have a much higher advantage score.
32
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).
469
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carlisle
32 schools — 15,005 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 8 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 315 | 1,062 |
| East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 56 | 1,049 |
| East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,947 | 1,037 |
| St Clare's School, Lathlain | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 35 | 991 |
| Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 673 | 1,088 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 94 | 990 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| Rivervale Primary School, Rivervale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 333 | 1,014 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| Perth Montessori School, Burswood | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 92 | 1,115 |
| Kewdale Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 219 | 993 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 181 | 1,114 |
| Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 510 | 1,127 |
| Regent College, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 340 | 1,142 |
| Cloverdale Education Support Centre, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 99 | 1,006 |
| Cloverdale Primary School, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 346 | 958 |
| Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 113 | 1,035 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| Belmont City College, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,004 | 963 |
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 82 | 1,008 |
| Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 336 | 1,005 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 447 | 1,121 |
| St Norbert College, Queens Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 910 | 1,060 |
| Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, Cloverdale | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 418 | 1,090 |
| St Joseph's School, Queens Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 432 | 1,075 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 336 | 974 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 73 | 1,011 |
| Trinity College, East Perth | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,347 | 1,113 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carlisle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50263/carlisle/topic/education