79.5% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 79.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Leederville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Leederville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning define West Leederville, where over half of all adults hold a university degree. This creates a highly qualified local population, with school completion rates far exceeding both state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 80% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far above the 58.8% national average. This is among the highest completion rates for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Leederville, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 53.2% of adults, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 23.8%. Of these, 18.3% have a postgraduate degree.
53.2% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 53.2%
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 West Leederville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by health at 16.2% and society and culture at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 30 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Local schools are typically larger than average and have some of the highest advantage scores.
1.52
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
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).
617
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,130
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 West Leederville
30 schools — 18,511 students, average ICSEA 1,130.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 7 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| West Leederville Primary School, Leederville | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 551 | 1,146 |
| School Of Isolated and Distance Education, Leederville | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 336 | 1,063 |
| Aranmore Catholic Primary School, Leederville | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 179 | 1,084 |
| Bob Hawke College, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,972 | 1,129 |
| Perth Modern School, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,472 | 1,230 |
| Aranmore Catholic College, Leederville | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 739 | 991 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 265 | 1,097 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 189 | 1,117 |
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 335 | 1,078 |
| Mount Hawthorn Primary School, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 936 | 1,140 |
| Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 28 | 1,049 |
| Subiaco Primary School, Subiaco | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 706 | 1,169 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 470 | 1,135 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 756 | 1,166 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 364 | 1,132 |
| Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 123 | 1,168 |
| SEDA College WA (Wembley Second Campus), Wembley | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| Jolimont Primary School, Jolimont | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 421 | 1,164 |
| St George's Anglican Grammar School, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 596 | 1,139 |
| St Denis School, Joondanna | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 200 | 1,123 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 186 | 1,141 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 180 | 1,124 |
| Highgate Primary School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 943 | 1,110 |
| Coolbinia Primary School, Coolbinia | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 401 | 1,139 |
| Rosalie Primary School, Shenton Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 470 | 1,178 |
| St Kieran Catholic Primary School, Tuart Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 427 | 1,067 |
| Servite College, Tuart Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,032 | 1,058 |
| Mercedes College, Perth | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 910 | 1,122 |
| Shenton College, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 2,757 | 1,160 |
| Shenton College Deaf Education Centre, Shenton Park | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 36 | 988 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Leederville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51578/west-leederville/topic/education