80.2% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.9%
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 80.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wembley Downs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wembley Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Wembley Downs hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This high level of education is seen across the board, with the area boasting some of the highest school completion rates in the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 80.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure and the 58.0% seen across Western Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wembley Downs, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 47.5% of adults, which is far above the state's 23.8% and Australia's 26.3%. Among those with a degree, postgraduate qualifications are common at 15.9%.
47.5% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 47.5%
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 Wembley Downs, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 23.2%, followed by health at 14.9% and engineering at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wembley Downs has schools with some of the highest advantage scores and larger-than-usual average sizes. While there are 25 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.42
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
529
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,129
Higher than 97% 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 Downs
25 schools — 13,224 students, average ICSEA 1,129.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Newman College, Churchlands | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,824 | 1,121 |
| Hale School, Wembley Downs | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,623 | 1,161 |
| Churchlands Senior High School, Churchlands | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 2,221 | 1,115 |
| Wembley Downs Primary School, Wembley Downs | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 382 | 1,134 |
| Holy Spirit School, City Beach | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 188 | 1,163 |
| Kapinara Primary School, City Beach | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 348 | 1,166 |
| Holy Rosary School, Doubleview | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 392 | 1,128 |
| Woodlands Primary School, Woodlands | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 359 | 1,122 |
| Churchlands Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 481 | 1,169 |
| The Japanese School in Perth, City Beach | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 39 | 1,140 |
| City Beach Primary School, City Beach | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 163 | 1,148 |
| Floreat Park Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 571 | 1,173 |
| Doubleview Primary School, Doubleview | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 476 | 1,118 |
| International School of Western Australia, City Beach | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 396 | 1,180 |
| Scarborough Primary School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 278 | 1,101 |
| St Dominic's School, Innaloo | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 138 | 1,108 |
| St John's School, Scarborough | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 164 | 1,102 |
| Yuluma Primary School, Innaloo | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 368 | 1,038 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 756 | 1,166 |
| Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 123 | 1,168 |
| SEDA College WA (Wembley Second Campus), Wembley | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| Newborough Primary School, Karrinyup | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 344 | 1,086 |
| Deanmore Primary School, Karrinyup | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 486 | 1,111 |
| Jolimont Primary School, Jolimont | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 421 | 1,164 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Karrinyup | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 152 | 1,095 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wembley Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51565/wembley-downs/topic/education