56.7% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hamilton Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hamilton Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Twenty-eight schools within 3km make Hamilton Hill one of the most school-rich areas at its level. The community is well-qualified, with about a quarter of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This puts the area well ahead of many similar places, though it sits slightly below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is a little below the Western Australian (58.0%) and Australian (58.8%) figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hamilton Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 24.1% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.6% of people.
24.1% ▲ +54.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hamilton Hill splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 14.1%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools here are typically larger than in most similar areas, with an average size of 404 students. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas.
3.47
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
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).
404
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hamilton Hill
28 schools — 11,321 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Port School, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Secondary | 0.2 km | 156 | 906 |
| Fremantle Christian College, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 466 | 1,042 |
| Kerry Street Community School, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Primary | 0.6 km | 62 | 1,101 |
| Southwell Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 83 | 794 |
| Phoenix Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 344 | 1,045 |
| East Hamilton Hill Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 257 | 1,016 |
| Christ the King School, Beaconsfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 304 | 1,069 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Hilton | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 190 | 1,064 |
| Winterfold Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 321 | 1,057 |
| Seton Catholic College, Samson | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,091 | 1,048 |
| Hilton Primary School, Hilton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 386 | 1,065 |
| Spearwood Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 114 | 954 |
| Fremantle College, Beaconsfield | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,312 | 1,004 |
| Samson Primary School, Samson | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 342 | 1,065 |
| Beaconsfield Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 551 | 1,090 |
| Coolbellup Community School, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 153 | 905 |
| Spearwood Alternative School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 95 | 1,079 |
| Coolbellup Learning Centre, Coolbellup | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 58 | 961 |
| White Gum Valley Primary School, White Gum Valley | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 246 | 1,119 |
| Newton Primary School, Spearwood | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 299 | 1,017 |
| North Lake Senior Campus, Kardinya | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 335 | 991 |
| Perth Waldorf School, Bibra Lake | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 561 | 1,091 |
| Fremantle Primary School, Fremantle | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 201 | 1,143 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 227 | 991 |
| Christian Brothers' College, Fremantle | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 954 | 1,092 |
| John Curtin College Of The Arts, Fremantle | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,768 | 1,129 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Fremantle | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 112 | 1,054 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hamilton Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50609/hamilton-hill/topic/education