67.0% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Cannington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Cannington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher proportion of residents in East Cannington have finished secondary school and earned degrees compared to the rest of the country. This educational trend is evident in the data, with 67% of people completing Year 12 and nearly 31% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 67% of residents finishing their schooling. This figure is well above the Western Australian rate of 58%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Cannington, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is prevalent, as 30.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, with the most common qualification being a bachelor degree at 31.6%.
30.8% ▲ +69.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 30.8%
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 East Cannington, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Many of these qualifications are in professional fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 22.5%, followed by engineering at 15.9% and health at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 15 schools within 3 km, which is more than 86% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have a higher average advantage score, with two-thirds being government schools.
0.73
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
531
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Cannington
15 schools — 7,959 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 4 · Combined 4
| Gibbs Street Primary School, East Cannington | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 602 | 1,043 |
| Beckenham Primary School, Beckenham | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 391 | 992 |
| Sevenoaks Senior College, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 439 | 964 |
| Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 336 | 1,005 |
| St Norbert College, Queens Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 910 | 1,060 |
| St Joseph's School, Queens Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 432 | 1,075 |
| Cannington Community College, Cannington | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 819 | 983 |
| Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 127 | 984 |
| Wattle Grove Primary School, Wattle Grove | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 870 | 1,073 |
| Rehoboth Christian College, Kenwick | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,009 | 1,119 |
| East Kenwick Primary School, Kenwick | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 385 | 913 |
| Kenwick School, Kenwick | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 101 | 972 |
| Communicare Academy, Kenwick | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 70 | 896 |
| Brookman Primary School, Langford | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 323 | 963 |
| Al-Ameen College, Langford | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,145 | 1,087 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Cannington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50453/east-cannington/topic/education