72.7% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Victoria Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Victoria Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-one percent of adults in East Victoria Park hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This highly educated area sees a huge proportion of residents finishing secondary school and pursuing advanced study. These trends make the suburb stand out for its high levels of qualification compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 72.7% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national average and the 58% recorded for Western Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Victoria Park, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the region, with 40.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
40.8% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 40.8%
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 Victoria Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 19.9%, followed by engineering at 14.2% and society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 39 schools within 3km, one of the largest counts for any area. Local schools are typically larger than most others and have an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
2.28
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
39
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).
485
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 86% 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 Victoria Park
39 schools — 18,924 students, average ICSEA 1,074.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 8 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 94 | 990 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 56 | 1,049 |
| East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 82 | 1,008 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| St Clare's School, Lathlain | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 35 | 991 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 447 | 1,121 |
| Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 673 | 1,088 |
| Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 510 | 1,127 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| Regent College, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 340 | 1,142 |
| Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 113 | 1,035 |
| Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 315 | 1,062 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 336 | 974 |
| Perth Montessori School, Burswood | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 92 | 1,115 |
| Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 135 | 712 |
| Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,947 | 1,037 |
| Collier Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 298 | 1,076 |
| Penrhos College, Como | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,033 | 1,143 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 181 | 1,114 |
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| Como Secondary College, Como | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 838 | 1,056 |
| St Norbert College, Queens Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 910 | 1,060 |
| St Joseph's School, Queens Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 432 | 1,075 |
| Rivervale Primary School, Rivervale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 333 | 1,014 |
| Wesley College, South Perth | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,312 | 1,147 |
| Trinity College, East Perth | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,347 | 1,113 |
| Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 13 | 1,080 |
| Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 336 | 1,005 |
| Cannington Community College, Cannington | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 819 | 983 |
| Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 127 | 984 |
| Como Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 460 | 1,140 |
| Kewdale Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 219 | 993 |
| South Perth Primary School, South Perth | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 395 | 1,122 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Victoria Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50468/east-victoria-park/topic/education