69.6% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
White Gum Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in White Gum Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A steady rise in higher education has seen White Gum Valley become a highly qualified hub. This is most evident in the 39% of adults who hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure that sits far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 69.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In White Gum Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has some of the highest levels of university education around, with 39% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is 13 points higher than the Australian average.
39.0% ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 39.0%
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 White Gum Valley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by society and culture at 14.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13% and health at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 27 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas. Local schools are larger than usual and have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
1.72
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
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).
483
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,077
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving White Gum Valley
27 schools — 13,038 students, average ICSEA 1,077.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| White Gum Valley Primary School, White Gum Valley | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 246 | 1,119 |
| Fremantle College, Beaconsfield | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,312 | 1,004 |
| Winterfold Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 321 | 1,057 |
| Christ the King School, Beaconsfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 304 | 1,069 |
| Beaconsfield Primary School, Beaconsfield | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 551 | 1,090 |
| Hilton Primary School, Hilton | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 386 | 1,065 |
| Fremantle Primary School, Fremantle | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 201 | 1,143 |
| John Curtin College Of The Arts, Fremantle | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,768 | 1,129 |
| East Fremantle Primary School, Fremantle | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 409 | 1,149 |
| Christian Brothers' College, Fremantle | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 954 | 1,092 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Fremantle | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 112 | 1,054 |
| Palmyra Primary School, Palmyra | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 536 | 1,113 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Hilton | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 190 | 1,064 |
| Kerry Street Community School, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 62 | 1,101 |
| East Hamilton Hill Primary School, Hamilton Hill | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 257 | 1,016 |
| Lance Holt School, Fremantle | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 80 | 1,158 |
| Seton Catholic College, Samson | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,091 | 1,048 |
| Port School, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 156 | 906 |
| Richmond Primary School, East Fremantle | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 461 | 1,156 |
| Fremantle Christian College, Hamilton Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 466 | 1,042 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School, Palmyra | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 156 | 1,116 |
| North Fremantle Primary School, North Fremantle | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 157 | 1,112 |
| Samson Primary School, Samson | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 342 | 1,065 |
| Caralee Community School, Willagee | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 333 | 1,010 |
| Fremantle Language Development Centre, Willagee | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 227 | 991 |
| Bicton Primary School, Bicton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 562 | 1,113 |
| Melville Senior High School, Melville | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,398 | 1,071 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in White Gum Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51593/white-gum-valley/topic/education