61.2% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Westminster · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Westminster
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce qualifications are the most common in Westminster, where 20.2% of residents hold degrees in these fields. The area shows strong educational attainment, with 61.2% of people completing Year 12, a figure well above the Western Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 61.2% of residents finishing school. This is 3.3 percentage points higher than the Western Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Westminster, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This rate is about the same as the Western Australian average but a little below the national figure.
23.8% ▲ +54.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Westminster splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management, the most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 13.9%, followed by society and culture at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Westminster has 43 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. While schools are generally larger than most areas, there are fewer schools available per 1,000 children.
2.31
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 91% 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).
405
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Westminster
43 schools — 17,434 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 6 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| Westminster Primary School, Westminster | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 372 | 971 |
| Westminster Education Support Centre, Westminster | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 97 | 979 |
| Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 213 | 937 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Westminster | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 176 | 1,015 |
| Gladys Newton School, Balga | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 157 | 1,008 |
| Majella Catholic Primary School, Balga | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 233 | 958 |
| Warriapendi Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 266 | 965 |
| Y School WA, Mirrabooka | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 103 | 944 |
| John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School, Mirrabooka | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,702 | 1,075 |
| Balga Senior High School, Balga | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 596 | 909 |
| North Balga Primary School, Balga | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 276 | 922 |
| Dianella Secondary College, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 575 | 945 |
| Dianella Secondary College Education Support Centre, Dianella | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 116 | 977 |
| St Lawrence Primary School, Balcatta | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 200 | 1,060 |
| Takari Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 193 | 1,055 |
| Dianella Primary College, Dianella | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 410 | 968 |
| West Coast Steiner School, Nollamara | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 172 | 1,101 |
| Nollamara Primary School, Nollamara | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 390 | 981 |
| Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 292 | 1,064 |
| Emmanuel Christian Community School, Girrawheen | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 711 | 973 |
| Dryandra Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 176 | 883 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Nollamara | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 192 | 1,071 |
| Mercy College, Koondoola | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,574 | 988 |
| Balcatta Senior High School, Balcatta | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,088 | 1,045 |
| East Hamersley Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 248 | 1,051 |
| Dianella Heights Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 448 | 1,098 |
| West Balcatta Primary School, Balcatta | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 495 | 1,070 |
| Hudson Park Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 212 | 937 |
| Roseworth Primary School, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 299 | 899 |
| Roseworth Education Support Centre, Girrawheen | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 70 | 959 |
| Boyare Primary School, Mirrabooka | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 176 | 887 |
| Girrawheen Senior High School, Girrawheen | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 458 | 899 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Primary School, Girrawheen | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 334 | 997 |
| St Andrew's Grammar, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 796 | 1,078 |
| Waddington Primary School, Koondoola | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 82 | 834 |
| Glendale Primary School, Hamersley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 317 | 1,066 |
| Sutherland Dianella Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 363 | 1,083 |
| North Morley Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 207 | 1,032 |
| Banksia Montessori School, Dianella | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 11 | 1,102 |
| Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 262 | 1,057 |
| Lake Gwelup Primary School, Gwelup | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 552 | 1,126 |
| Warwick Senior High School, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 811 | 988 |
| Morley Senior High School, Noranda | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,013 | 1,008 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Westminster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51588/westminster/topic/education