80.0% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 74.5%
- 2021: 80.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wembley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wembley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have risen significantly in Wembley, where over half of adults now hold a university degree. This makes the area far more qualified than the rest of Western Australia. The community is well-educated, with 80% of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the state and national figures, with 80% of people finishing Year 12. This is among the highest levels of school completion seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wembley, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, as 51% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 23.8% seen across Western Australia.
51.0% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 51.0%
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 Wembley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, held by 23.1% of qualified residents. Health, society and culture, and engineering also feature strongly in the local workforce.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically larger than most and have some of the highest advantage scores. While there are 36 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
1.69
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
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).
709
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,133
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wembley
36 schools — 25,514 students, average ICSEA 1,133.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 8 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 335 | 1,078 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 756 | 1,166 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 265 | 1,097 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 189 | 1,117 |
| West Leederville Primary School, Leederville | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 551 | 1,146 |
| Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 123 | 1,168 |
| SEDA College WA (Wembley Second Campus), Wembley | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| Bob Hawke College, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,972 | 1,129 |
| Aranmore Catholic Primary School, Leederville | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 179 | 1,084 |
| Jolimont Primary School, Jolimont | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 421 | 1,164 |
| Subiaco Primary School, Subiaco | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 706 | 1,169 |
| School Of Isolated and Distance Education, Leederville | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 336 | 1,063 |
| Mount Hawthorn Primary School, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 936 | 1,140 |
| Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 28 | 1,049 |
| Perth Modern School, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,472 | 1,230 |
| Aranmore Catholic College, Leederville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 739 | 991 |
| Churchlands Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 481 | 1,169 |
| Floreat Park Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 571 | 1,173 |
| Shenton College, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 2,757 | 1,160 |
| Shenton College Deaf Education Centre, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 36 | 988 |
| Newman College, Churchlands | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,824 | 1,121 |
| Rosalie Primary School, Shenton Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 470 | 1,178 |
| Churchlands Senior High School, Churchlands | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 2,221 | 1,115 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 364 | 1,132 |
| St Denis School, Joondanna | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 200 | 1,123 |
| St Kieran Catholic Primary School, Tuart Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 427 | 1,067 |
| Servite College, Tuart Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,032 | 1,058 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 470 | 1,135 |
| Woodlands Primary School, Woodlands | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 359 | 1,122 |
| Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 262 | 1,057 |
| Holy Rosary School, Doubleview | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 392 | 1,128 |
| Tuart Hill Primary School, Tuart Hill | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 648 | 1,066 |
| Hale School, Wembley Downs | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,623 | 1,161 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 186 | 1,141 |
| Quintilian School, Mount Claremont | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 160 | 1,182 |
| John XXIII College, Mount Claremont | Catholic | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,492 | 1,186 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wembley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51564/wembley/topic/education