71.0% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 71.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lathlain · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lathlain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 71% of Lathlain residents have completed Year 12, marking it as a highly educated area. This strong foundation is reflected in the high number of adults with university degrees, far exceeding both state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 71% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 58% and the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lathlain, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Highly qualified adults are common here, as 36.5% hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 23.8% seen across Western Australia and 26.3% nationally.
36.5% ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 36.5%
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 Lathlain, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 22.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lathlain has an average school advantage score of 1,065, which is much higher than most areas. There are 26 schools within 3 km, and the average school size of 504 is higher than most areas.
3.23
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
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).
504
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,065
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lathlain
26 schools — 13,094 students, average ICSEA 1,065.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 673 | 1,088 |
| St Clare's School, Lathlain | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 35 | 991 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 181 | 1,114 |
| Perth Montessori School, Burswood | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 92 | 1,115 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 56 | 1,049 |
| Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 510 | 1,127 |
| Rivervale Primary School, Rivervale | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 333 | 1,014 |
| Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 315 | 1,062 |
| 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 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Trinity College, East Perth | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,347 | 1,113 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 447 | 1,121 |
| Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,947 | 1,037 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 94 | 990 |
| Cloverdale Education Support Centre, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 99 | 1,006 |
| Cloverdale Primary School, Cloverdale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 346 | 958 |
| Belmont Primary School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 73 | 1,011 |
| Belmont City College, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,004 | 963 |
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 82 | 1,008 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, Cloverdale | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 418 | 1,090 |
| Kewdale Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 219 | 993 |
| Maylands Peninsula Primary School, Maylands | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 740 | 1,086 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lathlain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50835/lathlain/topic/education