62.0% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Guildford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Guildford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Guildford, where 31.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This professional leaning is reflected in the high number of residents who finished secondary school and a strong local school network.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is well above the national figure, with 62% of residents finishing Year 12. This is much higher than most areas and 4 percentage points above the Western Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Guildford, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is well above the state and national averages for higher education, with 31.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a bachelor degree at 32.1%.
31.4% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 31.4%
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 Guildford, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 16.3% and engineering and related fields at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Guildford has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 20 schools within 3km. Local schools are generally larger and have a higher advantage score than those in similar areas.
6.23
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
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).
447
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
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 Guildford
20 schools — 8,947 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Guildford Primary School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 315 | 1,044 |
| Guildford Grammar School, Guildford | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,225 | 1,100 |
| Governor Stirling Senior High School, Woodbridge | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 751 | 961 |
| Casa Mia Montessori Community School, Bassendean | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 53 | 1,094 |
| Bassendean Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 380 | 1,096 |
| Woodbridge Primary School, Woodbridge | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 388 | 1,012 |
| St Michael's School, Bassendean | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 208 | 1,109 |
| Lockridge Primary School, Lockridge | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 282 | 851 |
| Eden Hill Primary School, Eden Hill | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 414 | 1,019 |
| Helena River Steiner School, Midland | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 101 | 1,037 |
| Indie School Western Australia, Midland | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 362 | 942 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Lockridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 431 | 1,064 |
| Caversham Valley Primary School, Caversham | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 679 | 1,035 |
| Anzac Terrace Primary School, Bassendean | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 364 | 1,025 |
| East Beechboro Primary School, Beechboro | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 362 | 969 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 671 | 962 |
| Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Education Support Centre, Bassendean | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 48 | 973 |
| La Salle College, Middle Swan | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,346 | 1,028 |
| Ashfield Primary School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 165 | 923 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Middle Swan | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 402 | 1,030 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50594/guildford/topic/education