69.7% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Queens Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Queens Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning shape daily life in Queens Park, where nearly 70% of residents finished Year 12. This far exceeds the national figure of 58.8%, creating a community with a strong foundation of formal education and high academic achievement.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the state and national figures, with 69.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Queens Park, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with bachelor degrees or higher make up 32.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. The most common top qualification is a bachelor degree at 33%.
32.5% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 32.5%
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 Queens Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7% and health at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 18 schools within 3km, which is more than about 88% of similar areas. Local schools are larger and have higher advantage scores than most others, with 72.2% being government primary schools.
2.05
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Queens Park
18 schools — 9,070 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Gibbs Street Primary School, East Cannington | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 602 | 1,043 |
| Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 336 | 1,005 |
| St Norbert College, Queens Park | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 910 | 1,060 |
| St Joseph's School, Queens Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 432 | 1,075 |
| Sevenoaks Senior College, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 439 | 964 |
| Cannington Community College, Cannington | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 819 | 983 |
| Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 127 | 984 |
| Beckenham Primary School, Beckenham | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 391 | 992 |
| Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,947 | 1,037 |
| Kewdale Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 219 | 993 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 336 | 974 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Wattle Grove Primary School, Wattle Grove | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 870 | 1,073 |
| Brookman Primary School, Langford | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 323 | 963 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 94 | 990 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 544 | 1,084 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Queens Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51271/queens-park/topic/education