68.0% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gwelup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gwelup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 35% of adults in Gwelup hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school and university attainment are both significantly higher than across Western Australia. The typical resident is more likely to have completed Year 12 or a university degree than people in most other similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 68% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 58% and well above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gwelup, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong profile of higher education, with 35.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the state average of 23.8% and well above the Australian figure.
35.2% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 35.2%
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 Gwelup, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 25%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7% and health at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas, with an average size of 514 students. While there are 30 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
0.88
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
514
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,096
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gwelup
30 schools — 15,434 students, average ICSEA 1,096.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Lake Gwelup Primary School, Gwelup | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 552 | 1,126 |
| West Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 495 | 1,070 |
| Karrinyup Primary School, Karrinyup | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 561 | 1,115 |
| Balcatta Senior High School, Balcatta | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,088 | 1,045 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Karrinyup | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 152 | 1,095 |
| Newborough Primary School, Karrinyup | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 344 | 1,086 |
| Yuluma Primary School, Innaloo | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 368 | 1,038 |
| Takari Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 193 | 1,055 |
| Carine Senior High School, Carine | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 2,545 | 1,105 |
| St Mary's Anglican Girls' School, Karrinyup | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,483 | 1,151 |
| St Dominic's School, Innaloo | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 138 | 1,108 |
| Glendale Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 317 | 1,066 |
| Deanmore Primary School, Karrinyup | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 486 | 1,111 |
| Carine Primary School, Carine | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 578 | 1,123 |
| St Lawrence Primary School, Balcatta | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 200 | 1,060 |
| Davallia Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 553 | 1,122 |
| East Hamersley Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 248 | 1,051 |
| North Beach Primary School, North Beach | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 417 | 1,091 |
| International School of Western Australia, City Beach | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 396 | 1,180 |
| Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 292 | 1,064 |
| Doubleview Primary School, Doubleview | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 476 | 1,118 |
| Our Lady of Grace School, North Beach | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 587 | 1,108 |
| Hawker Park Primary School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 228 | 1,073 |
| Poynter Primary School, Duncraig | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| St John's School, Scarborough | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 164 | 1,102 |
| Scarborough Primary School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 278 | 1,101 |
| Liwara Catholic Primary School, Greenwood | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 394 | 1,092 |
| Warwick Senior High School, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 811 | 988 |
| Holy Rosary School, Doubleview | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 392 | 1,128 |
| Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 262 | 1,057 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gwelup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50599/gwelup/topic/education