36.7% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wellesley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wellesley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Wellesley have completed high school compared to most similar areas. Only 36.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in the qualifications data, where no adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of the population listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. The proportion of people who completed Year 12 is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wellesley, the largest group is Year 10 at 50%, followed by Year 12 (37%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Wellesley have a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Wellesley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 75%, ahead of Food, hospitality & personal services (25%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. The typical school here is quite large, with an average of 733 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
733
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wellesley
3 schools — 2,200 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Kingston Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 582 | 969 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Australind | Catholic | Secondary | 8.4 km | 968 | 1,019 |
| Parkfield Primary School, Australind | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 650 | 999 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wellesley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51559/wellesley/topic/education