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Education & Qualifications in Forest Hill

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 27 percentage points separates Forest Hill from the national average for Year 12 completion. Only 31.6% of residents finished high school, and just 6.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below both state and national figures.

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Where Forest Hill sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Forest Hill — lower than 83% of areas.

Forest Hill6.6%
6324, WA 12.4%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are much lower than most areas, with only 31.6% of people completing Year 12. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10 at 45.9%.

Completed Year 12

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31.6% —

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Forest Hill, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (11%).

Year 10 45.9% Year 12 31.6% Year 9 or below 10.5% Year 11 6.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare here, as only 6.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. Half of those with a qualification hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.6% —

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Forest Hill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 50.0% Bachelor degree 18.0% Certificate I / II 8.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering at 16.0% and Society and Culture at 14.0%.

Field of qualification

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Forest Hill splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (31%) and Society & culture (27%), with Health at 19%.

Engineering & related 16.0% Society & culture 14.0% Health 10.0% Education 6.0% Management & commerce 6.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Forest Hill — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forest Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50513/forest-hill/topic/education