79.6% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 76.3%
- 2021: 79.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Claremont · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Claremont
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of residents in Mount Claremont have completed high school and university than the state or national figures. Half of all adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This high level of attainment is mirrored in the local school system, which has some of the highest advantage scores available.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very common here, with 79.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58% seen across both Western Australia and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Claremont, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is exceptionally well-qualified, with 50.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%, and typical qualifications include postgraduate degrees for nearly 20% of residents.
50.7% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 50.7%
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 Mount Claremont, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23%, followed by health at 16.6% and society and culture at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores and larger average sizes for their level. There are 26 schools within 3km, with the majority being primary schools and 57.7% operating in the government sector.
4.38
Higher 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).
702
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,158
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Claremont
26 schools — 18,247 students, average ICSEA 1,158.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 9 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 7 · Secondary 3
| John XXIII College, Mount Claremont | Catholic | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,492 | 1,186 |
| Mount Claremont Primary School, Mount Claremont | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 325 | 1,141 |
| Quintilian School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 160 | 1,182 |
| Moerlina School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 50 | 1,143 |
| Swanbourne Primary School, Swanbourne | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 465 | 1,149 |
| St Thomas' Primary School, Claremont | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 176 | 1,169 |
| Shenton College, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 2,757 | 1,160 |
| Shenton College Deaf Education Centre, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 36 | 988 |
| Scotch College, Swanbourne | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,552 | 1,129 |
| Floreat Park Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 571 | 1,173 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,035 | 1,190 |
| Hollywood Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 358 | 1,174 |
| City Beach Primary School, City Beach | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 163 | 1,148 |
| The Japanese School in Perth, City Beach | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 39 | 1,140 |
| Freshwater Bay Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 398 | 1,154 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,697 | 1,193 |
| Jolimont Primary School, Jolimont | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 421 | 1,164 |
| SEDA College WA (Wembley Second Campus), Wembley | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| Rosalie Primary School, Shenton Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 470 | 1,178 |
| North Cottesloe Primary School, Cottesloe | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 348 | 1,164 |
| Churchlands Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 481 | 1,169 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 756 | 1,166 |
| Newman College, Churchlands | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,824 | 1,121 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Peppermint Grove | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 963 | 1,159 |
| Nedlands Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 473 | 1,180 |
| Subiaco Primary School, Subiaco | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 706 | 1,169 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51008/mount-claremont/topic/education