86.2% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.1%
- 2016: 83.5%
- 2021: 86.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nedlands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nedlands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge proportion of adults in Nedlands hold university degrees, with 60% having a bachelor degree or higher. This level of higher education is far above the national figure. The area is marked by a very high level of schooling and professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 86.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nedlands, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degree-level qualifications are common, as 60% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the state average of 23.8%, with postgraduate degrees making up 24.7% of the total.
60.0% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 60.0%
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 Nedlands, Bachelor degree is the majority at 50%; Postgraduate degree is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by health at 18.6% and society and culture at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nedlands has some of the largest and most advantaged schools in the region, with 26 schools within 3km. However, there are only 1.04 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.04
Lower than 92% 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).
803
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,162
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 Nedlands
26 schools — 20,878 students, average ICSEA 1,162.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 8 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Hollywood Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 358 | 1,174 |
| Nedlands Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 473 | 1,180 |
| St Thomas' Primary School, Claremont | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 176 | 1,169 |
| Moerlina School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 50 | 1,143 |
| Quintilian School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 160 | 1,182 |
| Dalkeith Primary School, Dalkeith | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 330 | 1,183 |
| Freshwater Bay Primary School, Claremont | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 398 | 1,154 |
| Mount Claremont Primary School, Mount Claremont | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 325 | 1,141 |
| Rosalie Primary School, Shenton Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 470 | 1,178 |
| 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 |
| Christ Church Grammar School, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,697 | 1,193 |
| Methodist Ladies' College, Claremont | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,035 | 1,190 |
| John XXIII College, Mount Claremont | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,492 | 1,186 |
| Scotch College, Swanbourne | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,552 | 1,129 |
| Swanbourne Primary School, Swanbourne | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 465 | 1,149 |
| Jolimont Primary School, Jolimont | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 421 | 1,164 |
| Subiaco Primary School, Subiaco | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 706 | 1,169 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College, Peppermint Grove | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 963 | 1,159 |
| North Cottesloe Primary School, Cottesloe | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 348 | 1,164 |
| SEDA College WA (Wembley Second Campus), Wembley | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls, Mosman Park | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,075 | 1,171 |
| Bob Hawke College, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,972 | 1,129 |
| Iona Presentation College, Mosman Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,265 | 1,141 |
| Cottesloe Primary School, Peppermint Grove | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 351 | 1,153 |
| Perth Modern School, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,472 | 1,230 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nedlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51098/nedlands/topic/education