80.3% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 74.4%
- 2021: 80.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Subiaco · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Subiaco
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Subiaco hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is one of the most highly educated areas in the region, where over 80% of residents have finished Year 12. These strong academic foundations are reflected in the high advantage scores of local schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high at 80.3%, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 58%. This is among the highest rates for this level of schooling across similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Subiaco, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 56.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, placing Subiaco far above the national average of 26.3%. Of these, 43.1% hold a bachelor degree and 20.9% have a postgraduate qualification.
56.3% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 56.3%
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 Subiaco, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 19.9%, followed by health at 16.3% and society and culture at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores in the region and are often larger than in other areas. While there are 34 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
2.13
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 89% 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).
590
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,143
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 Subiaco
34 schools — 20,064 students, average ICSEA 1,143.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 8 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Subiaco Primary School, Subiaco | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 706 | 1,169 |
| Bob Hawke College, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,972 | 1,129 |
| Perth Modern School, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,472 | 1,230 |
| West Leederville Primary School, Leederville | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 551 | 1,146 |
| Jolimont Primary School, Jolimont | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 421 | 1,164 |
| Rosalie Primary School, Shenton Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 470 | 1,178 |
| SEDA College WA (Wembley Second Campus), Wembley | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 756 | 1,166 |
| School Of Isolated and Distance Education, Leederville | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 336 | 1,063 |
| Shenton College, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 2,757 | 1,160 |
| Shenton College Deaf Education Centre, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 36 | 988 |
| Aranmore Catholic Primary School, Leederville | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 179 | 1,084 |
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 335 | 1,078 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 265 | 1,097 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 189 | 1,117 |
| Hollywood Primary School, Nedlands | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 358 | 1,174 |
| Aranmore Catholic College, Leederville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 739 | 991 |
| St George's Anglican Grammar School, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 596 | 1,139 |
| Floreat Park Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 571 | 1,173 |
| Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 123 | 1,168 |
| Mount Hawthorn Primary School, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 936 | 1,140 |
| Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 28 | 1,049 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 470 | 1,135 |
| Quintilian School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 160 | 1,182 |
| Churchlands Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 481 | 1,169 |
| Moerlina School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 50 | 1,143 |
| Mercedes College, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 910 | 1,122 |
| John XXIII College, Mount Claremont | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,492 | 1,186 |
| Highgate Primary School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 943 | 1,110 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 364 | 1,132 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 180 | 1,124 |
| Mount Claremont Primary School, Mount Claremont | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 325 | 1,141 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 186 | 1,141 |
| St Thomas' Primary School, Claremont | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 176 | 1,169 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Subiaco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51416/subiaco/topic/education