43.1% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Red Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Red Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower qualification levels than most similar areas define Red Hill, where only 6.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This stands in stark contrast to the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far below the national average, with 43.1% of residents completing Year 12, which is 16 points lower than the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Red Hill, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as the percentage of adults with a university degree is far below the state and national figures. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 47.1%.
6.8% ▼ -50.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Red Hill, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Red Hill are most often trained in Engineering and related fields (29.4%), followed by Management and commerce at 17.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much more advantaged than those in most similar areas, with an average school size of 1,015 students across two nearby campuses.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
1,015
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Red Hill
2 schools — 2,029 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Middle Swan Primary School, Stratton | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 340 | 942 |
| Swan Christian College, Middle Swan | Independent | Secondary | 6.8 km | 1,689 | 1,059 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Red Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51285/red-hill/topic/education