82.5% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.5%
- 2016: 81.3%
- 2021: 82.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Churchlands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Churchlands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of adults in Churchlands hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected across the community, with a very high proportion of residents completing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 82.5%, which is 24 points higher than both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Churchlands, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high rate of university education, with 50.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far exceeding the Western Australian average of 23.8%.
50.9% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 50.9%
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 Churchlands, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 26.5%, followed by health at 14.4% and engineering at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 638 students and a very high advantage score. There are 30 schools within 3km, and 63.3% of these are government primary schools.
4.41
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
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).
638
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,134
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Churchlands
30 schools — 19,151 students, average ICSEA 1,134.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 8 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
| Churchlands Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 481 | 1,169 |
| Churchlands Senior High School, Churchlands | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 2,221 | 1,115 |
| Newman College, Churchlands | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,824 | 1,121 |
| Woodlands Primary School, Woodlands | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 359 | 1,122 |
| Holy Rosary School, Doubleview | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 392 | 1,128 |
| Hale School, Wembley Downs | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,623 | 1,161 |
| Floreat Park Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 571 | 1,173 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 756 | 1,166 |
| Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 123 | 1,168 |
| Wembley Downs Primary School, Wembley Downs | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 382 | 1,134 |
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 335 | 1,078 |
| SEDA College WA (Wembley Second Campus), Wembley | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 189 | 1,117 |
| Holy Spirit School, City Beach | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 188 | 1,163 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 265 | 1,097 |
| Kapinara Primary School, City Beach | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 348 | 1,166 |
| St Dominic's School, Innaloo | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 138 | 1,108 |
| Doubleview Primary School, Doubleview | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 476 | 1,118 |
| International School of Western Australia, City Beach | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 396 | 1,180 |
| The Japanese School in Perth, City Beach | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 39 | 1,140 |
| City Beach Primary School, City Beach | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 163 | 1,148 |
| Jolimont Primary School, Jolimont | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 421 | 1,164 |
| Yuluma Primary School, Innaloo | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 368 | 1,038 |
| Scarborough Primary School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 278 | 1,101 |
| Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 262 | 1,057 |
| Shenton College, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 2,757 | 1,160 |
| Shenton College Deaf Education Centre, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 36 | 988 |
| West Leederville Primary School, Leederville | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 551 | 1,146 |
| Subiaco Primary School, Subiaco | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 706 | 1,169 |
| Bob Hawke College, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,972 | 1,129 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Churchlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50293/churchlands/topic/education