49.3% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forrestfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Forrestfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas mark the educational landscape of Forrestfield. While 49.3% of residents finished Year 12, this remains well below the national figure of 58.8%. The area's profile is shaped by a strong lean toward trade qualifications rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly half of residents, or 49.3%, completed Year 12, which is a higher rate than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Western Australian average of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forrestfield, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.7% of residents.
13.4% ▲ +60.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Forrestfield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 21.4%, followed by management and commerce at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Forrestfield has 21 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, and 71.4% of them are government run.
2.41
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
478
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Forrestfield
21 schools — 10,040 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Woodlupine Primary School, Forrestfield | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 279 | 963 |
| Darling Range Sports College, Forrestfield | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,144 | 960 |
| HillSide Christian College, Forrestfield | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 432 | 1,039 |
| Heritage College Perth, Forrestfield | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Forrestfield Primary School, Forrestfield | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 186 | 949 |
| Dawson Park Primary School, Forrestfield | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 494 | 999 |
| Wattle Grove Primary School, Wattle Grove | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 870 | 1,073 |
| Falls Road Primary School, Lesmurdie | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 298 | 1,067 |
| Mazenod College, Lesmurdie | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 862 | 1,060 |
| Maida Vale Primary School, Maida Vale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 442 | 1,019 |
| Edney Primary School, High Wycombe | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 386 | 972 |
| Kalamunda Primary School, Kalamunda | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 368 | 1,059 |
| Kalamunda Primary Education Support Centre, Kalamunda | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 69 | 1,015 |
| Lesmurdie Primary School, Lesmurdie | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 304 | 1,049 |
| St Brigid's College, Lesmurdie | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 812 | 1,060 |
| Mary's Mount Primary School, Gooseberry Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 196 | 1,075 |
| Kalamunda Senior High School, Kalamunda | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,156 | 1,030 |
| Kalamunda Secondary Education Support Centre, Kalamunda | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 45 | 1,000 |
| High Wycombe Primary School, High Wycombe | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 387 | 972 |
| Lesmurdie Senior High School, Lesmurdie | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 976 | 1,028 |
| Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary School, High Wycombe | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 211 | 1,056 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forrestfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50518/forrestfield/topic/education