74.9% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 74.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Perth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Perth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive increase in university degrees has seen East Perth become a highly educated hub. Nearly half of all adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high in East Perth, where 74.9% of people finished Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Perth, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area's high schooling rates are mirrored in its degrees, with 46.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
46.9% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 46.9%
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 East Perth, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional fields dominate local qualifications, with management and commerce being the most common at 23.2%, followed by engineering at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
East Perth has a small number of schools per child, but these are typically much larger than in other areas. There are 31 schools within 3km, with government schools making up over half of the sector.
1.15
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
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).
612
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,121
Higher than 96% 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 Perth
31 schools — 18,961 students, average ICSEA 1,121.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 8 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Trinity College, East Perth | Catholic | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,347 | 1,113 |
| Mercedes College, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 910 | 1,122 |
| Highgate Primary School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 943 | 1,110 |
| St George's Anglican Grammar School, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 596 | 1,139 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 180 | 1,124 |
| Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 113 | 1,035 |
| Regent College, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 340 | 1,142 |
| Perth Montessori School, Burswood | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 92 | 1,115 |
| Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 510 | 1,127 |
| Perth College, Mount Lawley | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 889 | 1,138 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 181 | 1,114 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 447 | 1,121 |
| Wesley College, South Perth | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,312 | 1,147 |
| Mount Lawley Primary School, Mount Lawley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 543 | 1,155 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 470 | 1,135 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 186 | 1,141 |
| South Perth Primary School, South Perth | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 395 | 1,122 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, South Perth | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 381 | 1,140 |
| Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 673 | 1,088 |
| Maylands Peninsula Primary School, Maylands | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 740 | 1,086 |
| St Clare's School, Lathlain | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 35 | 991 |
| Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 13 | 1,080 |
| Mount Lawley Senior High School, Mount Lawley | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 2,041 | 1,103 |
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 82 | 1,008 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Perth Modern School, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,472 | 1,230 |
| East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Collier Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 298 | 1,076 |
| East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 56 | 1,049 |
| Inglewood Primary School, Inglewood | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 630 | 1,127 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50464/east-perth/topic/education