66.9% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gooseberry Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gooseberry Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 67% of residents in Gooseberry Hill have completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This high level of schooling is matched by strong university achievement, with more adults holding degrees here than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas at 66.9%, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 58%. Only 3.9% of residents finished their schooling at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gooseberry Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 30.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
30.8% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 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 Gooseberry Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 18.7%, followed by management and commerce at 17%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17 schools within 3km, a number larger than about 87% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is higher than most areas.
3.70
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
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).
380
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gooseberry Hill
17 schools — 6,461 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Gooseberry Hill Primary School, Gooseberry Hill | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 429 | 1,069 |
| Mary's Mount Primary School, Gooseberry Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 196 | 1,075 |
| Maida Vale Primary School, Maida Vale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 442 | 1,019 |
| Kalamunda Primary School, Kalamunda | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 368 | 1,059 |
| Kalamunda Primary Education Support Centre, Kalamunda | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 69 | 1,015 |
| Helena Valley Primary School, Helena Valley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 334 | 1,022 |
| Kalamunda Senior High School, Kalamunda | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,156 | 1,030 |
| Kalamunda Secondary Education Support Centre, Kalamunda | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 45 | 1,000 |
| Edney Primary School, High Wycombe | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 386 | 972 |
| Treetops Montessori School, Darlington | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 153 | 1,083 |
| Darlington Primary School, Darlington | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 375 | 1,117 |
| High Wycombe Primary School, High Wycombe | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 387 | 972 |
| HillSide Christian College, Forrestfield | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 432 | 1,039 |
| Heritage College Perth, Forrestfield | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Falls Road Primary School, Lesmurdie | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 298 | 1,067 |
| Darling Range Sports College, Forrestfield | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,144 | 960 |
| Clayton View Primary School, Koongamia | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 124 | 861 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gooseberry Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50571/gooseberry-hill/topic/education