60.2% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kewdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kewdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Kewdale has climbed over the last decade, with more residents now holding high-level qualifications. About 60% of residents have finished Year 12, which is a little above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 60.2% of people completing their schooling. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Western Australian rate of 58.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kewdale, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is well-represented in Kewdale, as 26.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and slightly above the state average.
26.0% ▲ +70.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kewdale splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional fields dominate the local qualification mix, with management and commerce at 20.8% and engineering and related fields at 17.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 36 schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. These schools tend to be larger than usual, with a typical size of 483 students.
2.15
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
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).
483
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kewdale
36 schools — 17,403 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Kewdale Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 219 | 993 |
| Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,947 | 1,037 |
| Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 336 | 1,005 |
| Cloverdale Primary School, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 346 | 958 |
| Cloverdale Education Support Centre, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 99 | 1,006 |
| Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, Cloverdale | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 418 | 1,090 |
| St Norbert College, Queens Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 910 | 1,060 |
| Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 315 | 1,062 |
| Gibbs Street Primary School, East Cannington | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 602 | 1,043 |
| St Joseph's School, Queens Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 432 | 1,075 |
| Belmont City College, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,004 | 963 |
| South East Language Development Centre, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 221 | 950 |
| Wattle Grove Primary School, Wattle Grove | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 870 | 1,073 |
| Belmay Primary School, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 243 | 958 |
| Sevenoaks Senior College, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 439 | 964 |
| Rivervale Primary School, Rivervale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 333 | 1,014 |
| Cannington Community College, Cannington | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 819 | 983 |
| Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 127 | 984 |
| East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 56 | 1,049 |
| East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| St Clare's School, Lathlain | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 35 | 991 |
| Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 673 | 1,088 |
| Dawson Park Primary School, Forrestfield | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 494 | 999 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 94 | 990 |
| St Maria Goretti's Catholic School, Redcliffe | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 367 | 1,057 |
| Woodlupine Primary School, Forrestfield | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 279 | 963 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 181 | 1,114 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 73 | 1,011 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| Perth Montessori School, Burswood | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 92 | 1,115 |
| Darling Range Sports College, Forrestfield | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 1,144 | 960 |
| Forrestfield Primary School, Forrestfield | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 186 | 949 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 510 | 1,127 |
| Regent College, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 6.0 km | 340 | 1,142 |
| Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 6.1 km | 113 | 1,035 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kewdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50756/kewdale/topic/education