76.2% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 76.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kensington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of residents in Kensington have completed Year 12 compared to the rest of the state. This high level of schooling is mirrored in the local qualification rates, with nearly half of all adults holding a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 76.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 58.0% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kensington, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, as 44.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 23.8% seen across Western Australia and the 26.3% national average.
44.5% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 44.5%
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 Kensington, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (16%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by society and culture at 12.7% and health at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas and are generally larger than average. There are 34 schools within 3km, with about half being government run.
3.25
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 89% 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).
453
Higher than 66% 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 Kensington
34 schools — 15,409 students, average ICSEA 1,096.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 8 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 0.1 km | 82 | 1,008 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 447 | 1,121 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Collier Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 298 | 1,076 |
| Penrhos College, Como | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,033 | 1,143 |
| Regent College, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 340 | 1,142 |
| Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 113 | 1,035 |
| Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 510 | 1,127 |
| Wesley College, South Perth | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,312 | 1,147 |
| Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 13 | 1,080 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 94 | 990 |
| Como Secondary College, Como | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 838 | 1,056 |
| South Perth Primary School, South Perth | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 395 | 1,122 |
| Como Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 460 | 1,140 |
| East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 56 | 1,049 |
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| Perth Montessori School, Burswood | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 92 | 1,115 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, South Perth | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 381 | 1,140 |
| St Clare's School, Lathlain | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 35 | 991 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| Trinity College, East Perth | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,347 | 1,113 |
| Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 673 | 1,088 |
| Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 135 | 712 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 181 | 1,114 |
| Manning Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 436 | 1,105 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Mercedes College, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 910 | 1,122 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 336 | 974 |
| St Pius X Catholic School, Manning | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 172 | 1,136 |
| Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 315 | 1,062 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50752/kensington/topic/education