73.7% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 73.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Como · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Como
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highest levels of schooling and degrees mark Como as one of the most qualified areas in the region. Nearly 43% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of achievement is seen across both school and university results.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest of similar areas, with 73.7% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Como, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High achievement continues into adulthood, with 42.6% of people holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the state and national figures.
42.6% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 42.6%
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 Como, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (16%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common at 21.6%, followed by health at 13.0% and engineering at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores in the region. While the area has 38 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.57
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 90% 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).
493
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,105
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Como
38 schools — 18,745 students, average ICSEA 1,105.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 8 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Como Secondary College, Como | Government | Secondary | 0.1 km | 838 | 1,056 |
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| Penrhos College, Como | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,033 | 1,143 |
| Como Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 460 | 1,140 |
| Collier Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 298 | 1,076 |
| Manning Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 436 | 1,105 |
| St Pius X Catholic School, Manning | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 172 | 1,136 |
| Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 13 | 1,080 |
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 82 | 1,008 |
| Aquinas College, Salter Point | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,332 | 1,110 |
| South Perth Primary School, South Perth | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 395 | 1,122 |
| Wesley College, South Perth | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,312 | 1,147 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 447 | 1,121 |
| Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 135 | 712 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, South Perth | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 381 | 1,140 |
| Applecross Primary School, Applecross | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 571 | 1,155 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| St Benedict's School, Applecross | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 336 | 1,152 |
| Shelley Primary School, Shelley | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 439 | 1,136 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 94 | 990 |
| Queen of Apostles School, Riverton | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 208 | 1,115 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 564 | 1,146 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 113 | 1,035 |
| Regent College, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 340 | 1,142 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 336 | 974 |
| Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 510 | 1,127 |
| Rossmoyne Primary School, Rossmoyne | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 407 | 1,147 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 56 | 1,049 |
| Ardross Primary School, Ardross | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 448 | 1,149 |
| Applecross Senior High School, Ardross | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,962 | 1,120 |
| Brentwood Primary School, Brentwood | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 331 | 1,116 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Como [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50316/como/topic/education