71.1% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 71.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St James · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St James
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in St James have finished high school and university compared to the state and national figures. A striking 71.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far above the Western Australian average of 58.0%. This high level of schooling helps explain why a third of the adult population holds a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest for similar areas at 71.1%, sitting 12 points above the Australian figure. Only 11.3% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 5.6% finished at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St James, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very highly qualified population, with 35.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 26.3%.
35.5% ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 35.5%
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 St James, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%. Society and culture, health, and education also make up a significant share of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,051, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 27 schools within 3km, there are only 1.38 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.38
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
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).
467
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving St James
27 schools — 12,597 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 9 · Combined 2
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 94 | 990 |
| Bentley Primary School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 336 | 974 |
| Al-Hidayah Islamic School, Bentley | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 198 | 1,055 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| Wilson Primary School, Wilson | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 291 | 1,022 |
| Clontarf Aboriginal College, Waterford | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 135 | 712 |
| East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 56 | 1,049 |
| East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| St Joseph's School, Queens Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 432 | 1,075 |
| St Norbert College, Queens Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 910 | 1,060 |
| Cannington Community College, Cannington | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 819 | 983 |
| Cannington Community Education Support Centre, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 127 | 984 |
| Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,947 | 1,037 |
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 82 | 1,008 |
| Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 315 | 1,062 |
| Queens Park Primary School, Queens Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 336 | 1,005 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| St Clare's School, Lathlain | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 35 | 991 |
| Sevenoaks Senior College, Cannington | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 439 | 964 |
| Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 673 | 1,088 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 447 | 1,121 |
| Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 510 | 1,127 |
| Curtin Primary School, Manning | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 138 | 1,036 |
| Queen of Apostles School, Riverton | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 208 | 1,115 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St James [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51402/st-james/topic/education