73.4% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 73.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Victoria Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Victoria Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels than most similar areas define Victoria Park, where 40.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Residents here are generally well-educated, with a very high proportion having completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures, with 73.4% of residents finishing school. This is among the highest levels seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Victoria Park, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very strong record of higher education, with 40.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%.
40.8% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 40.8%
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 Victoria Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. There are 29 schools within 3km, and nearly half are government run.
3.23
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
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).
537
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,096
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Victoria Park
29 schools — 15,572 students, average ICSEA 1,096.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 9 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Victoria Park Primary School, Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 510 | 1,127 |
| Regent College, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 0.6 km | 340 | 1,142 |
| Victoria Park Christian School, Victoria Park | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 113 | 1,035 |
| Ursula Frayne Catholic College, Victoria Park | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,442 | 1,108 |
| Kent Street Senior High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,215 | 1,041 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 447 | 1,121 |
| Perth Montessori School, Burswood | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 92 | 1,115 |
| Kensington Secondary School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 82 | 1,008 |
| East Victoria Park Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| East Victoria Park Education Support Centre, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 56 | 1,049 |
| St Clare's School, Lathlain | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 35 | 991 |
| Lathlain Primary School, Lathlain | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 673 | 1,088 |
| Trinity College, East Perth | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,347 | 1,113 |
| Carson Street School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 94 | 990 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Rivervale | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 181 | 1,114 |
| Collier Primary School, Como | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 298 | 1,076 |
| Millen Primary School, East Victoria Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 544 | 1,084 |
| Wesley College, South Perth | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,312 | 1,147 |
| Carlisle Primary School, Kewdale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 315 | 1,062 |
| Hensman Street Elementary, South Perth | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 13 | 1,080 |
| Penrhos College, Como | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,033 | 1,143 |
| South Perth Primary School, South Perth | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 395 | 1,122 |
| Rivervale Primary School, Rivervale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 333 | 1,014 |
| Mercedes College, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 910 | 1,122 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, South Perth | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 381 | 1,140 |
| Santa Clara School, St James | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 192 | 1,072 |
| Australian Islamic College (Kewdale), Kewdale | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,947 | 1,037 |
| Canning College, Bentley | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 247 | 1,073 |
| St George's Anglican Grammar School, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 596 | 1,139 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Victoria Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51490/victoria-park/topic/education