64.0% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hovea · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hovea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 64% of residents in Hovea have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. The area stands out for its high levels of schooling and university degrees compared to most other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A much higher proportion of people have finished Year 12 than in most areas, with 64% reaching this milestone, which is 5.2 percentage points above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hovea, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 29% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
29.0% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 Hovea, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 19.4%, followed by management and commerce at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Hovea has 12 schools within 3 km, which is more than 84% of similar areas. These schools generally have a higher advantage score than most elsewhere.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
349
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hovea
12 schools — 4,192 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Parkerville Primary School, Parkerville | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 288 | 1,023 |
| The Silver Tree Steiner School, Parkerville | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 172 | 948 |
| Helena College, Glen Forrest | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 740 | 1,114 |
| Glen Forrest Primary School, Glen Forrest | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 235 | 1,045 |
| Swan View Primary School, Swan View | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 289 | 904 |
| Swan View Senior High School, Swan View | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 706 | 919 |
| Greenmount Primary School, Greenmount | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 380 | 997 |
| Middle Swan Primary School, Stratton | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 340 | 942 |
| Darlington Primary School, Darlington | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 375 | 1,117 |
| St Anthony's School, Greenmount | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 390 | 1,020 |
| Treetops Montessori School, Darlington | Independent | Combined | 6.0 km | 153 | 1,083 |
| Clayton View Primary School, Koongamia | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 124 | 861 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hovea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50657/hovea/topic/education