63.9% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caversham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Caversham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 64% of adults in Caversham have finished Year 12, which is well above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia. This is a well-educated community where high school completion and university degrees are more common than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than in most areas, with 63.9% of residents finishing their secondary schooling. This result is well above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caversham, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.9% of adults, a result that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.6% of residents.
24.9% ▲ +135.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Caversham splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in engineering and related fields at 19.6%, followed closely by management and commerce at 18.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Caversham has a large number of schools within 3km, although there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is larger than in most areas.
0.53
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
475
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Caversham
32 schools — 15,186 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 8 · Combined 1
| Governor Stirling Senior High School, Woodbridge | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 751 | 961 |
| Caversham Valley Primary School, Caversham | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 679 | 1,035 |
| Guildford Grammar School, Guildford | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,225 | 1,100 |
| Helena River Steiner School, Midland | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 101 | 1,037 |
| La Salle College, Middle Swan | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,346 | 1,028 |
| Woodbridge Primary School, Woodbridge | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 388 | 1,012 |
| Caversham Primary School, West Swan | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 404 | 1,035 |
| Indie School Western Australia, Midland | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 362 | 942 |
| Lockridge Primary School, Lockridge | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 282 | 851 |
| East Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 362 | 969 |
| Guildford Primary School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 315 | 1,044 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Middle Swan | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 402 | 1,030 |
| Dayton Primary School, Dayton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 404 | 1,041 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School, Dayton | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 207 | 1,054 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Lockridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 431 | 1,064 |
| Midvale Primary School, Midvale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 355 | 912 |
| Eden Hill Primary School, Eden Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 414 | 1,019 |
| Swan Christian College, Middle Swan | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,689 | 1,059 |
| Casa Mia Montessori Community School, Bassendean | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 53 | 1,094 |
| Bassendean Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 380 | 1,096 |
| Moorditj Noongar Community College, Midland | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 121 | 678 |
| St Michael's School, Bassendean | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 208 | 1,109 |
| Kiara College, Kiara | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 620 | 804 |
| Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 273 | 813 |
| Anzac Terrace Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 364 | 1,025 |
| Beechboro Christian School, Bennett Springs | Independent | Primary | 5.1 km | 305 | 1,072 |
| West Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 429 | 959 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 671 | 962 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Education Support Centre, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 48 | 973 |
| Hampton Senior High School, Morley | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 1,092 | 983 |
| Middle Swan Primary School, Stratton | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 340 | 942 |
| Ashfield Primary School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 165 | 923 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caversham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50277/caversham/topic/education